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.

Ebola has a mean virulence of 61%, killing a total 2603 out of 4235 people since records began. Virulence is the 'case fatality rate', the percentage of cases that lead to death.

Here's a new graphic from Reuters that shows every documented Ebola case and death in history, with numbers current as of July 31: ebola outbreak chart map . Reuters.

This Chart Shows Every Ebola Outbreak In History By Lauren F Friedman 2014-08-05T17:02:00Z ...

UPDATE: Just one day on from the publication of this article, the World Health Organisation has confirmed a new case of Ebola as the cause of a death in Sierra Leone. AS OF January 14th 2016, the ...

Now, even as the death toll in West Africa rises steadily towards the 10,000 mark, the frequency of Google searches on Ebola in the U.S. have leveled off to numbers similar to July, when the ...

The 12 Ebola cases were reported in the Boyenge health area, in DRC’s Equateur province. The eight deaths occurred between January 10 and 22, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official told STAT .

Ebola vaccine dramatically reduces deaths even if it's given after infection : Goats and Soda Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying.

Uganda confirmed that its Ebola outbreak has killed at least four people. ... Uganda Ebola death toll rises to four 3 more Ebola patients have died after Uganda confirmed an outbreak on Tuesday.

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 ...