Ebola Update- June 2015

Travelers from Liberia are at extremely low risk of exposure to Ebola at this time. For more than two months, there have been no cases of Ebola virus disease in Liberia. On May 9, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the EVD outbreak in Liberia after 42 days had passed since the last EVD patient was buried. It has been more than three months since the last case in the border regions between Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.

How Ebola is Spread

There is no evidence that Ebola is spread by coughing or sneezing. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with Ebola; the virus is not transmitted through the air (like measles virus).

What You Need to Know about Ebola

The Ebola Virus

The outbreak is affecting multiple countries in West Africa and CDC has confirmed the first travel-associated case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. About half of the people who have gotten Ebola in this outbreak have died.

Although the risk of Ebola spreading in the United States is very low, CDC and its partners are taking actions to prevent this from happening.

Ebola situation assessment - 6 October 2014

The Ebola virus is transmitted among humans through close and direct physical contact with infected bodily fluids, the most infectious being blood, faeces and vomit.

Springfield - IL Dept of Public Health Reassures Illinoisans

First Ebola Case Confirmed in the U.S.

For Immediate Release: September 30,2014 the Illinois Department of Public Health reassures Illinoisans after first Ebola case confirmed in the U.S. For the most up to date information on the Ebola virus, visit http://www.cdc/gov/vhf/ebola/index.html.