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How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?

mortality rate of many of the Ebola species is much, much higher." Ebola typically spreads

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Ebola, a viral disease with a mortality rate of between 25% and 90% that is spread

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rate, of 30%, is lower than for other Ebola species. "On one hand," says Prof Geisbet, "it's good that the mortality

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mortality rate of 25% to 50%. It has no targeted vaccine or treatment. Satish Pillai, the CDC’s incident manager, [said](https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/transcript-ebola-update-05-17-2026.html) on Sunday that it was a “highly dynamic situation” that

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rates](https://www.americashealthrankings.org/publications/reports/2023-annual-report/international-comparison) among developed countries. Known as [Prams](https://www.cdc.gov/prams/index.html#:~:text=PRAMS%20is%20a%20surveillance%20system,%2C%20during%2C%20and%20after%20pregnancy), the project draws on data provided by the states as a way of increasing visibility on determinants of infant mortality and morbidity