Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has convened an extraordinary virtual summit for African health ministers following the confirmation of Nigeria's first Ebola case. This development comes as the current outbreak, which originated in Congo in May, has rapidly expanded to four other countries.

The fast-moving epidemic has now reached three distinct regions across Africa, making it the widest-spreading Ebola outbreak in the continent's history. Health officials are working to address the escalating crisis as active transmission continues in multiple nations.