Ebola virus disease

Ebola virus disease is an acute viral illness that occurs naturally in the forests of tropical Africa and is transmitted only through close contact. It is often fatal in humans.

Our missions

  • Conduct epidemiological surveillance of Ebola virus disease

  • Rapidly detect imported cases of Ebola virus disease to enable safe management and prevent the occurrence of cases in France

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Data

An Ebola outbreak is currently underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO bulletins on this outbreak are available here.

Ebola virus disease outbreaks are tracked by the WHO.

The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa

An Ebola virus disease outbreak occurred in West Africa in 2014–2016. To date, this is the largest documented outbreak of the disease. More than 28,000 cases were reported, including 11,310 deaths.

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