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Friday 21 November 2014

2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - Outbreak Distribution Map

Countries with Cases of Ebola

Countries with widespread transmission1Affected areas
GuineaEntire country
LiberiaEntire country
Sierra LeoneEntire country
Countries with an initial case or cases and/or localized transmissionAffected areas
Mali2Kayes, Kourémalé, and Bamako
United States3Dallas, TX, New York City
Previously affected countries4Affected areas
NigeriaLagos, Port Harcourt
SenegalDakar
SpainMadrid
Travelers arriving from all areas of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are at risk for exposure to Ebola virus.
 A single Ebola case was imported from Guinea and was diagnosed in Kayes, Mali on October 23, 2014; no further transmission was associated with this case. Investigation of localized Ebola transmission in Kourémalé and Bamako, following a separate importation from Guinea is currently underway.
 One travel-associated Ebola case was imported from Liberia to Dallas, and resulted in transmission to two healthcare workers. One travel-associated Ebola case in a healthcare worker was imported to New York City from Sierra Leone, and did not result in further transmission. Travelers to Dallas or New York City are not at risk for exposure to Ebola.
 These countries are currently Ebola-free.
One international importation of Ebola to Nigeria from Liberia resulted in localized transmission (20 cases and 8 deaths), which has ceased.
A single Ebola case in Senegal was imported from Guinea, and did not result in further transmission.
A single Ebola case occurred in a Spanish healthcare worker caring for an Ebola patient who had been transported to Spain from Liberia for care, and did not result in further transmission.
Travelers to Nigeria, Senegal, and Spain are not at risk for exposure to Ebola.

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