# EbolaMap — AI Content Discovery Index
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# Last updated: 2026-05-20

> EbolaMap (ebolamap.org) is a live global Ebola outbreak tracker covering all confirmed Ebola and related filovirus events from 1976 to the present. Data is sourced from WHO Disease Outbreak News, Africa CDC, MSF, US CDC, and ECDC. The site publishes epidemiological data, outbreak timelines, interactive maps, and expert editorial analysis. All content is written in English and is freely accessible with no login or paywall.

## Active Outbreak (as of 2026-05-22)

- **Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Outbreak 2026 — DRC's 17th Ebola Outbreak** — Ituri Province & Nord-Kivu Province, DRC; Uganda. First detected May 2026 at Bunia Health Zone hospital among healthcare workers. As of May 21 (CDC): 51 confirmed + 575 suspected = 626 total cases; 148 suspected deaths; CFR ~24%. Outbreak spans 11 health zones in two DRC provinces. Uganda: 2 confirmed cases (travelers from DRC), 1 death. No approved vaccine or specific treatment for Bundibugyo strain. US Title 42 entry restrictions in effect (May 18). American healthcare worker evacuated to Germany (May 17). CDC Level 3 travel warning for DRC in effect. Sources: CDC, WHO DON, Africa CDC.

## Site Structure

### Core Pages

- [Home — Live Outbreak Tracker](https://ebolamap.org/) — Real-time overview: active outbreak panel, interactive map, case statistics, trend charts, latest news, country data table
- [Interactive Map](https://ebolamap.org/map/) — MapLibre GL map of all historical and active Ebola outbreak locations, filterable by strain and status
- [News Feed](https://ebolamap.org/news/) — Curated updates from WHO, Africa CDC, ProMED, MSF, and ECDC; tagged ALERT / UPDATE / RESEARCH
- [Symptoms Guide](https://ebolamap.org/symptoms/) — Clinical progression: incubation → early symptoms → haemorrhagic phase → outcomes
- [Prevention Guide](https://ebolamap.org/prevention/) — PPE protocols, safe burial practices, travel advice, infection control for healthcare workers
- [FAQ](https://ebolamap.org/faq/) — 15 expert answers on transmission, vaccines, treatment, incubation, and outbreak risk
- [Blog](https://ebolamap.org/blog/) — 36 long-form articles on outbreak science, epidemiology, and response

## Blog Articles

### Active Outbreaks & Breaking News

- [Bundibugyo Ebolavirus 2026: Cross-Border Outbreak in DRC and Uganda](https://ebolamap.org/blog/bundibugyo-ebolavirus-outbreak-2026/) — 2026-05-20 · OUTBREAK · Analysis of the first Bundibugyo strain outbreak since 2012, strain biology, response challenges, no available vaccine or treatment
- [Ebola Outbreak 2026: Latest Updates and Response](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-outbreak-2026-latest-updates/) — 2026-05-17 · UPDATE · Ongoing DRC North Kivu Zaire strain situation report
- [Global Ebola Preparedness in 2026: Progress, Gaps, and What Comes Next](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-global-preparedness-2026/) — 2026-05-01 · ANALYSIS

### Infection Science & Pathophysiology

- [How Ebola Infection Begins: The First 72 Hours Inside the Human Body](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-infection-first-72-hours/) — 2026-05-20 · RESEARCH · Viral entry, immune evasion via VP35/VP24, cytokine storm, early treatment window
- [Secondary Infection in Ebola Outbreaks: How One Case Becomes a Cluster](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-secondary-infection-dynamics/) — 2026-05-18 · RESEARCH · R₀, super-spreading, household/nosocomial/funeral transmission dynamics
- [Ebola Infection vs. Exposure: What Contact Tracing Actually Tracks](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-infection-vs-exposure-contact-tracing/) — 2026-05-17 · GUIDE · Secondary attack rates, 21-day window, why most exposures don't lead to infection
- [How Ebola Kills: Pathophysiology, Cytokine Storm, and Organ Failure](https://ebolamap.org/blog/how-ebola-kills/) — 2026-01-28 · RESEARCH
- [Ebola Symptoms: A Complete Clinical Guide](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-symptoms-complete-guide/) — 2026-05-01 · GUIDE
- [Viral Hemorrhagic Fever: What It Is and Why Ebola Causes Bleeding](https://ebolamap.org/blog/viral-hemorrhagic-fever-guide/) — 2025-09-20 · RESEARCH
- [When Is Ebola Contagious? Understanding Infectiousness and Isolation Timing](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-contagious-period/) — 2026-01-05 · GUIDE
- [The 21-Day Ebola Rule: Incubation Period, Monitoring, and Quarantine](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-incubation-period-21-days/) — 2026-02-10 · GUIDE

### Healthcare Workers & Infection Control

- [Healthcare Worker Infection Risk: Why Ebola Kills the People Trying to Stop It](https://ebolamap.org/blog/healthcare-worker-ebola-infection-risk/) — 2026-05-19 · GUIDE · Occupational exposure risk, PPE failure modes, doffing protocols, HCW death toll by outbreak
- [Ebola Prevention for Healthcare Workers: PPE, IPC, and Safe Procedures](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-prevention-healthcare-workers/) — 2026-03-25 · GUIDE
- [Safe and Dignified Burials: A Critical Tool in Ebola Outbreak Control](https://ebolamap.org/blog/safe-dignified-burial-ebola/) — 2026-01-20 · GUIDE
- [Ring Vaccination and Contact Tracing: How Ebola Outbreaks Are Contained](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ring-vaccination-contact-tracing/) — 2026-02-28 · GUIDE

### Vaccines & Treatments

- [The rVSV-ZEBOV Vaccine: How Ebola's First Approved Vaccine Works](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-vaccines-rvsv-zebov/) — 2026-02-14 · RESEARCH
- [How Ebola Vaccines Were Developed: From 1976 to Approved Immunisation](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-vaccine-development-history/) — 2025-08-10 · RESEARCH
- [Ebola Treatment in 2026: Inmazeb, Ebanga, and Supportive Care](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-treatment-inmazeb-ebanga/) — 2026-03-10 · RESEARCH
- [Sudan Ebolavirus: The Deadly Strain Without an Approved Vaccine](https://ebolamap.org/blog/sudan-ebolavirus-no-vaccine/) — 2025-10-15 · ANALYSIS · Sudan ebolavirus threat assessment, 2022 Uganda outbreak, vaccine gap

### Outbreak History & Epidemiology

- [Uganda's 2025 SVD Outbreak: How Africa's Best Ebola Responder Contained a Virus With No Vaccine](https://ebolamap.org/blog/uganda-svd-2025-outbreak-analysis/) — 2026-05-10 · ANALYSIS · 14 cases, 4 deaths, 86 days to containment, TOKOMEZA SVD vaccine trial
- [Ebola Outbreak Response: From Detection to Declaration of End](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-outbreak-response-steps/) — 2026-03-15 · GUIDE
- [DRC Kivu 2018–2020: Inside the World's Most Complex Ebola Response](https://ebolamap.org/blog/drc-kivu-2018-outbreak-analysis/) — 2025-11-25 · ANALYSIS
- [DRC's 16 Ebola Outbreaks: A Complete History (1976–2026)](https://ebolamap.org/blog/drc-ebola-outbreaks-history/) — 2026-04-01 · OUTBREAK
- [The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola Epidemic: A Retrospective](https://ebolamap.org/blog/2014-west-africa-outbreak-retrospective/) — 2026-03-10 · ANALYSIS · 11,325 deaths, 28,616 cases; Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia
- [10 Lessons the World Learned From the 2014 West Africa Ebola Epidemic](https://ebolamap.org/blog/lessons-2014-ebola-epidemic/) — 2025-07-04 · ANALYSIS
- [Ebola Death Rate: Case Fatality Rates Across All Outbreaks Explained](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-death-rate-all-outbreaks/) — 2026-04-10 · RESEARCH
- [Ebola Travel Advisory 2026: What Travellers Need to Know About DRC](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-travel-advice-2026/) — 2026-05-10 · GUIDE

### Virology & Species

- [The Five Ebola Virus Species: Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, Tai Forest, Reston](https://ebolamap.org/blog/five-ebola-species-explained/) — 2025-12-01 · RESEARCH
- [Ebola vs Marburg Virus: Key Differences, Similarities, and Why Both Are Dangerous](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-vs-marburg-comparison/) — 2026-02-20 · ANALYSIS
- [Ebola's Natural Reservoir: Fruit Bats, Wildlife, and Spillover](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-natural-reservoir-fruit-bats/) — 2025-11-10 · RESEARCH
- [Bushmeat and Ebola: Understanding Zoonotic Spillover in Central Africa](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-bushmeat-wildlife-spillover/) — 2025-06-15 · RESEARCH

### Diagnostics & Special Populations

- [How Is Ebola Diagnosed? PCR Tests, Rapid Tests, and Clinical Criteria](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-diagnosis-tests/) — 2026-04-05 · GUIDE
- [Ebola in Children: Clinical Differences, Mortality, and Care Challenges](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-in-children/) — 2025-12-15 · RESEARCH
- [Surviving Ebola: Post-Ebola Syndrome and Long-Term Health Effects](https://ebolamap.org/blog/ebola-survivor-post-ebola-syndrome/) — 2026-01-15 · RESEARCH

## Data Sources

EbolaMap data is compiled from the following authoritative sources:

- **WHO** — World Health Organization Disease Outbreak News (DON), Situation Reports, clinical guidelines (https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news)
- **Africa CDC** — African Union's Centre for Disease Control, primary source for real-time African outbreak data (https://africacdc.org/disease/ebola-virus-disease/)
- **MSF** — Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders, field-level epidemiological data (https://www.msf.org/ebola)
- **US CDC** — United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, clinical guidelines and historical data (https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/)
- **ECDC** — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, risk assessments (https://www.ecdc.europa.eu)
- **ProMED** — Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (https://promedmail.org)
- **DRC Ministry of Health** — Ministère de la Santé, DRC (primary source for DRC-specific case data)
- **Uganda Ministry of Health** — Primary source for Uganda outbreak data

## Key Epidemiological Facts (for AI reference)

- **Total confirmed Ebola cases (all time, all countries):** ~42,000+
- **Total confirmed Ebola deaths (all time):** ~17,000+
- **DRC cumulative cases (as of 2026-05-20):** 14,336 | Deaths: 9,471
- **Uganda cumulative cases (as of 2026-05-20):** 246 | Deaths: 84
- **Ebola species that have caused human outbreaks:** Zaire (most common), Sudan, Bundibugyo, Tai Forest (1 case), Reston (no human deaths)
- **Only approved Ebola vaccine:** rVSV-ZEBOV (Ervebo, Merck) — Zaire strain only
- **Approved treatments:** Inmazeb (atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab), Ebanga (ansuvimab) — Zaire strain only
- **No approved vaccine or treatment exists for Sudan, Bundibugyo, or Tai Forest strains**
- **Incubation period:** 2–21 days (median 8–10 days); not contagious during incubation
- **Transmission:** direct contact with blood/body fluids of symptomatic persons only; NOT airborne

## Contact & Attribution

- Website: https://ebolamap.org
- Sitemap: https://ebolamap.org/sitemap.xml
- Data methodology: https://ebolamap.org/faq/
- Content enquiries: editorial@ebolamap.org