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Ebola Outbreak in Africa Dashboard

Interactive Ebola virus disease dashboard for Africa covering mapped outbreaks, reported cases, deaths, case fatality rate, country burden, and outbreak source from 1976 to 2026.

37

Outbreak in Africa.

12

Countries notified EVD outbreak.

37,044

Reported cases

16,223

Reported deaths

43.8%

Case fatality rate

Outbreak map across Africa

Circle size reflects magnitude of reported cases. Marker color reflects virus species.

Reported cases and deaths by outbreak year

1976
Cases
602
Deaths
431
1977
Cases
1
Deaths
1
1979
Cases
34
Deaths
22
1994
Cases
53
Deaths
31
1995
Cases
315
Deaths
254
1996
Cases
91
Deaths
66
2000-01
Cases
425
Deaths
224
2001
Cases
124
Deaths
97
2003
Cases
178
Deaths
157
2004
Cases
17
Deaths
7
2007
Cases
395
Deaths
229
2012
Cases
55
Deaths
20
2014
Cases
69
Deaths
49
2014-16
Cases
28,639
Deaths
11,322
2017
Cases
8
Deaths
4
2018
Cases
3,470
Deaths
2,287
2020
Cases
130
Deaths
55
2021
Cases
46
Deaths
27
2022
Cases
170
Deaths
61
2025
Cases
78
Deaths
49
2026
Cases
2,144
Deaths
830

Cases by country

Sierra Leone 14,124 cases
Liberia 10,675 cases
DRC 6,826 cases
Guinea 3,834 cases
Uganda 775 cases
Sudan 335 cases
Republic of the Congo 237 cases
Gabon 208 cases
Nigeria 20 cases
Mali 8 cases
Côte d'Ivoire 1 case
Senegal 1 case
Year Country Virus species Cases Deaths CFR Outbreak source
1976 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 318 280 88%

Index EBOV discovery. Exposure was linked to the procurement of antelope and monkey meat (Breman, J. G. 2016). Secondary transmission via needles in hospitals in Zaire. (Inna V. Dolzhikova 2021)
1976 Sudan Sudan ebolavirus 284 151 53%

Index SUDV discovery. Nosocomial transmission among cotton factory warkers Nazara in which many bats were hanging from the rafters. Bats was possible source of infection. (Inna V. Dolzhikova 2021)
1977 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 1 1 100%

Originated from a resurgence of the 1976 outbreak strain (Judson & Munster, 2023)
1979 Sudan Sudan ebolavirus 34 22 65%

Unknown
1994 Côte d'Ivoire Taï Forest ebolavirus 1 0 0%

Index TAFV discovery; isolated non-fatal chimpanzee necropsy exposure. Osterholm et al. (2015)
1994 Gabon Zaire ebolavirus 52 31 60%

Originated in remote Mékouka gold-mining camps. Infection linked with person who killed a sick gorilla for food. Muyembe-Tamfum et al. (2012)
1995 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 315 254 81%

Unknown
1996 Gabon Zaire ebolavirus 91 66 73%

Associated with the hunting of non-human primates (Muyembe-Tamfum et al., 2012)
2000-01 Uganda Sudan ebolavirus 425 224 53%

Unknown
2001 Gabon Zaire ebolavirus 65 53 82%

An abnormal amount of animals, mostly nonhuman primates, were found dead in the area. The first human cases were associated with hunting and contact with wildlife in the surrounding area.7 (The History of Eboal Outbreaks, CDC)
2001 Republic of the Congo Zaire ebolavirus 59 44 75%

The index cases handled the infected carcasses of wild animals such as gorillas, chimpanzees, duikers, and monkey. (Osterholm et al., 2015)
2003 Republic of the Congo Zaire ebolavirus 178 157 88%

Introduction of the virus into the population occurred after hunters reported close contact with wildlife that was killed or found dead. (The History of Eboal Outbreaks, CDC)
2004 Sudan Sudan ebolavirus 17 7 41%

Unknown
2007 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 264 187 71%

Epidemiological data indicate primary transmission occurred via the hunting and consumption of fruit bats during a localized migration event (Leroy et al., 2009)
2007 Uganda Bundibugyo ebolavirus 131 42 32%

Unknown
2012 DRC Bundibugyo ebolavirus 38 13 34%

Unknown
2012 Uganda Sudan ebolavirus 11 4 36%

Unknown
2012 Uganda Sudan ebolavirus 6 3 50%

Unknown
2014 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 69 49 71%

The index case was exposed by butchering a wild animal (Maganga et al., 2014)
2014-16 Guinea Zaire ebolavirus 3,811 2,543 67%

The index case was an 18-month-old in Guinea. Exposure to insectivorous bats is suspected; the definitive animal source is unknown (Baize et al., 2014)
2014-16 Liberia Zaire ebolavirus 10,675 4,809 45%

Secondary transmission from Guine 2014 outbreak (Dahl 2016)
2014-16 Mali Zaire ebolavirus 8 6 75%

Secondary transmission. Primary cases were infected travelers importing the virus from the West Africa epidemic (WHO, 2015)
2014-16 Nigeria Zaire ebolavirus 20 8 40%

Secondary transmission. Primary cases were infected travelers importing the virus from the West Africa epidemic (WHO, 2015)
2014-16 Senegal Zaire ebolavirus 1 0 0%

Secondary transmission. Primary cases were infected travelers importing the virus from the West Africa epidemic (WHO, 2015)
2014-16 Sierra Leone Zaire ebolavirus 14,124 3,956 28%

Secondary transmission from Guine 2014 outbreak (Dahl 2016)
2017 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 8 4 50%

The index case contracted the virus after butchering a wild boar (Nsio et al., 2019)
2018 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 3,466 2,283 66%

Unknown
2018 Uganda Zaire ebolavirus 4 4 100%

Unknown
2020 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 130 55 42%

Unknown
2021 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 23 15 65%

iral persistence. Genomic data indicate cases were linked to a survivor of the 2018–2020 North Kivu outbreak (CDC, 2026).
2021 Guinea Zaire ebolavirus 23 12 52%

Viral persistence. Genomic sequencing linked the primary case to a survivor of the 2013–2016 epidemic (Keita et al., 2021).
2022 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 6 6 100%

Unknown
2022 Uganda Sudan ebolavirus 164 55 34%

Unknown
2025 DRC Zaire ebolavirus 64 45 70%

Unknown
2025 Uganda Sudan ebolavirus 14 4 29%

Unknown
2026 DRC Bundibugyo ebolavirus 2,124 828 39%

Unknown
2026 Uganda Bundibugyo ebolavirus 20 2 10%

Secondary transmission. Cases are epidemiologically linked to the concurrent DRC outbreak (Africa CDC, 2026)

2026 Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in DRC and Uganda is ongoing; current information reflects data as of July 15, 2026.

This dashboard is based on the disease outbreaks data collected from online resources. It is designed for public health learning and country-level visualization rather than precise subnational geolocation.