Where did the Ebola epidemic start?

On March 23, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea. The identification of these early cases marked the beginning of the West Africa Ebola epidemic, the largest in history. read more

One year into the Ebola epidemic. January 2015 A "mysterious" disease began silently spreading in a small village in Guinea on 26 December 2013 but was not identified as Ebola until 21 March 2014. read more

The Ebola virus outbreak that’s ravaging West Africa probably started with a single infected person, a new genetic analysis shows. The Ebola virus outbreak that’s ravaging West Africa probably started with a single infected person, a new genetic analysis shows. read more