Ebola virus (EBOV) has caused the most disease, 15 out of 25 outbreaks across history. It's behind the 2014 epidemic (outbreak 25) and the first outbreak from 1976.

Even in West Africa, where an Ebola outbreak is currently raging, the much-feared virus is relatively rare. But since the first documented human outbreak in 1976, Ebola has re-emerged more than a ...

Since the first known Ebola outbreak in 1976, the virus’ attack on West Africa this year has been the worst ever. But what does that actually look like? The current issue of the New England ...

Even in West Africa, where an Ebola outbreak is currently raging, the much-feared virus is relatively rare. But since the first documented human outbreak in 1976, Ebola has re-emerged more than a ...

The figures are frightening. As you can see from the above chart, the death toll for Ebola virus disease in West Africa has now passed 4000. The total number of cases exceeds 8000. In terms of ...

1995's 'Outbreak,' starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo, spreads like a virus and takes over the streaming charts on Hulu.

This year's ebola outbreak in Africa is by far the worst the continent has seen since 1976, ... The chart below shows the history of the virus as well as the scale and reach of the current outbreak: ...

An outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda is a result of Sudan virus, the World Health Organization has confirmed.. Samples from a patient in the Mubende district of central Uganda tested positive ...

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed the lives of at least 4,033 people so far, including, last week, Thomas Eric Duncan in the United States. The toll is likely greater because many ...

Since it is highly unlikely that there will be an Ebola virus outbreak in the U.S., people should, as Koerth-Baker's chart says, "shut the fuck up" about it already.

Even in West Africa, where an Ebola outbreak is currently raging, the much-feared virus is relatively rare. But since the first documented human outbreak in 1976, Ebola has re-emerged more than a ...