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Visualizing the Ebola outbreak in maps and charts

  • WHO has declared an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a public health emergency and warns it may have been spreading for months.
  • The U.S. has imposed travel restrictions for people coming from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, but WHO says global risk remains low.
  • Ebola spreads through bodily fluids and certain funeral practices; weak health systems, conflict and misinformation are making containment harder.
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