How fast is the Ebola epidemic?

HealthMap, the world-famous medical map site has just released a panorama of the Ebola development, from the initial outbreak is only a small point, then spread to 4 West African countries, with 887 people death.

The horrific outbreak began as a small spot, with 23 people dying in Guinea, due to a "mysterious dengue fever" , beginning March 19 this year. At that time, the government did not know that they would face the biggest Ebola outbreak since the deadly virus was discovered in 1976.

The outbreak began with only a small spot from March 19 in Guinea, it was thought to be due to a mysterious dengue fever.

After only a few days, the epidemic spread to the country's capital, with nearly 50 deaths. At the end of April, Ebola had swept into Liberia, then threatened Sierra Leone. On early April, 70 people died in Guinea. By July, all three countries had hundreds of deaths, half of them in Guinea.

The last day of July, more Nigerians were on the list of countries suffering Ebola, with one death. On August 7, the number of deaths in four countries totaled 887.

On August 7, Ebola has appeared in 4 countries, among them the most dead in Guinea.Liberia and Sierra Leone all have more than 280 deaths.At least Nigeria, with 9 cases and only 1 death.

"The map draws a picture of the slow spread of this epidemic across borders between countries, slowly accumulating and still out of control," said John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and expert. computer at Children's Hospital Boston, commented.

Brownstein co-founded HealthMap - a form of interactive map tool - almost a century ago. His team of 45 employees created this map using data from news sites, government websites and newspapers in 15 languages, spread across the globe.

Brownstein said that the Ebola epidemic this time is unique because health officials cannot control Ebola's rapid transmission for the first time.