EbolaOutbreak2026.net is an independent public-awareness tracker. This page explains how public records are selected, labeled, mapped, and limited so users can inspect the evidence behind the outbreak map.
Current source snapshot
The tracker prioritizes sources that let users inspect the original claim. Stronger sources are used for headline status and counts; weaker sources are treated as context until they can be reviewed.
WHO, CDC, Africa CDC, national ministries of health, and other official public health agencies are prioritized for outbreak status, official notices, and response guidance.
Public health networks, academic institutions, humanitarian organizations, and clinical or response partners may be used when they add verifiable context.
Credible news and open web reports may be used as signals when they include location, date, source attribution, or enough context to review against stronger sources.
These exports are provided for data review, GIS use, and public-interest reuse. They should be cited with source URLs preserved and should not be treated as official case totals.
Flat table of reviewed map events for spreadsheets, Kaggle, and data review.
Point layer of reviewed map events for GIS tools and map platforms.
Generation time, source-feed timestamp, totals, and reuse disclaimer.
Field definitions, evidence labels, and interpretation notes.
The tracker reviews public health notices, official situation summaries, and credible public reporting related to the 2026 Ebola outbreak.
Records are organized around location, date, status, source URL, evidence level, and a short description of what the source supports.
Confirmed case locations, affected health zones, and country-level report mentions are kept separate so news coverage is not confused with local transmission.
Signals are reviewed for relevance, source quality, geocoding confidence, duplication, and whether the label is too strong for the available evidence.
When new reviewed records are added, the map, source links, and last reviewed context are updated so users can inspect the underlying material.
A record directly supported by an official public health source or agency statement.
A record supported by multiple credible sources, or a source with strong public health attribution.
A public report that is relevant to the outbreak context but should be checked before being treated as confirmed transmission.
A supporting item such as response activity, travel screening, healthcare monitoring, or background risk context.
Specific points are used only when a source supports a location strongly enough for map display.
Polygons represent affected administrative or health-zone areas, not exact patient addresses.
Country labels summarize reviewed source coverage and response context, not automatic case totals.
For medical, travel, workplace, or emergency decisions, use official public health authorities directly. This tracker is a source-linked orientation layer only.
If a source link is outdated, a location is too precise, or a record should be labeled differently, send the source URL and a short explanation through the project contact channel used on the site or in the public data repository.
