Ebola Report: Timeline

CDC’s Response to Ebola: March 2014–July 2015

• Early reports of Ebola virus disease from Guinea, CDC field team deployed
• Spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone
• CDC Emergency Operations Center activated, CDC deployments surge
• CDC Issues Level 3 travel Warnings for West Africa
• Spread to Nigeria and Senegal, CDC teams help stop the outbreak
• CDC laboratory established in Sierra Leone
• CDC expands Ebola testing among U.S. labs
• Dr. Frieden travels to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
• Microplanning workshops with county leaders held in Liberia
• Traveler with Ebola comes to U.S. (Dallas), 2 nurses infected
• CDC implements enhanced screening at airports, new tracking program for people coming from countries with Ebola outbreaks
• CDC organizes healthcare worker safety course in Anniston, Alabama for West Africa volunteers
• Rapid isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) teams help rapidly control new outbreaks in Liberia
• CDC works with states to improve hospital readiness
• Spread to Mali, CDC teams help stop the outbreak
• CDC deploys 1000th staff member
• Liberia outbreak declared over
• CDC recommends reduced screening for passengers from Liberia
• New cases reported in Liberia