Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa (2013-)

As of 2014, an epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) is ongoing in West Africa. The outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 after which it spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The outbreak is caused by Ebola virus (EBOV). It is the most severe outbreak of Ebola in terms of the number of human cases and deaths since the discovery of the virus in 1976, with the number of cases from the current outbreak now outnumbering the combined cases from all known previous outbreaks. Another outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has 62 possible and confirmed cases and 35 deaths as of 9 September 2014, is believed to be unrelated to the West African outbreak.

First Patient to Leave the Ebola Treatment Centre Completely Cured, Guinea, Dec 2014

Taken on: 2014-12-12
Source: European Commission DG ECHO

Burial at Ebola Treatment Centre, Guinea, Dec 2014

Taken on: 2014-12-12
Source: European Commission DG ECHO

Woman at Ebola Treatment Centre, Guinea, Dec 2014

Taken on: 2014-12-11
Source: European Commission DG ECHO

Ebola Response Training, Texas, 2014

Taken on: 2014-02-15
Source: US Department of Defence/Flickr

Ebola Quarantine Zone, Sierra Leone

Taken on: 2013-04-03
Source: European Commission DG ECHO

Children in Ebola Zone, Sierra Leone, 2014

Taken on: 2013-04-03
Source: European Commission DG ECHO

Ebola Response Training, Sierra Leone, 2014

Taken on: 2013-04-02
Source: European Commission DG ECHO

Ebola Medical Facility, Sierra Leone, 2014

Taken on: 2013-04-01
Source: European Commission DG ECHO