Where Ebola strikes
Since the first Ebola outbreaks in 1976 in what's now the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, the virus has killed over 15,000 people across this hotspot section of Africa.
Ebola outbreaks
in western and
central Africa
1976–2025
AFRICA
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SENEGAL
MALI
GUINEA
NIGERIA
Ivory
coast
South
SUDAN
sierra
leone
LIBERIA
Gabon
DRC
2014–2016
UGANDA
More than 28,600 were infected and at least 11,325 died in the 2014 outbreak that started in Guinea then spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia
Rep. of
Congo
Cases
3,500
1
1,000 miles
28,600+
1,000 km
Ebola outbreaks in
western and central Africa
1976–2025
AFRICA
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detail
SENEGAL
MALI
GUINEA
NIGERIA
South
SUDAN
Ivory
coast
sierra
leone
LIBERIA
Gabon
DRC
UGANDA
2014–2016
Rep. of
Congo
More than 28,600 were infected and at least 11,325 died in the 2014 outbreak that started in Guinea then spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia
Cases
3,500
1
1,000 miles
28,600+
1,000 km
Ebola cases
Ebola outbreaks in western and central Africa, 1976-2025
1
3,500
28,600+
SENEGAL
MALI
GUINEA
NIGERIA
sierra
leone
Ivory
coast
South
SUDAN
LIBERIA
UGANDA
2014–2016
More than 28,600 were infected and at least 11,325 died in the 2014 outbreak that started in Guinea then spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia
Gabon
Democratic
republic
of congo
Rep. of
Congo
AFRICA
500 miles
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detail
500 km
Ebola outbreaks in western and central Africa, 1976-2025
Ebola cases
1
3,500
28,600+
SENEGAL
MALI
GUINEA
NIGERIA
sierra
leone
Ivory
coast
South
SUDAN
LIBERIA
UGANDA
2014–2016
More than 28,600 were infected and at least 11,325 died in the 2014 outbreak that started in Guinea then spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia
Gabon
Democratic
republic
of congo
Rep. of
Congo
AFRICA
500 miles
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detail
500 km