Ebola Spread Map

Ebola Spread Map

Where Might Ebola Spread Next? One way to stop an outbreak is to limit its spread to new areas and countries. At different times during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, CDC produced maps such as these to try to anticipate which nearby areas might detect their first Ebola cases. CDC used these maps to decide where to deploy disease-monitoring teams and supplies, and to strengthen border security to stop Ebola's spread. As the Ebola outbreak weakened, the chances of Ebola spreading to new areas decreased. For example, by December 2014, the chances that Ebola would occur in Cote D'Ivoire districts along the Liberian border had decreased from just two months.