Health care providers, administrators, and clinical laboratory directors should report confirmed or suspect cases immediately to their Local Health Department by telephone.

Ebola is a severe, often fatal disease that can occur in humans and some animals. It is caused by an infection with a virus. Ebola is spread through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected, symptomatic person. It is also spread through exposure to objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected secretions. Ebola is not transmitted through the air, food or water. It can also spread when people  have direct contact with dead bodies of people who dies from  Ebola or with infected bats, rodents, or primates. Symptoms may include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, red eyes, and bleeding outside the body. There is no specific medicine that cures people infected with Ebola.  People with Ebola will receive medical care such as fluids, oxygen,  blood transfusions, and any other medicines as needed. Early treatment is best.

• Frequently Asked Questions - Ebola [English] [Spanish]
• Frequently Asked Questions – Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers [English] [Spanish]

• Marburg Virus Disease - Information for Healthcare Providers 3/30/23
• ACIP Recommendations for Pre-exposure Immunization
• PPE for Clinically Stable Patients Suspected to have VHF
• PPE for Confirmed Patients and Clinically Unstable Patients Suspected to have VHF
• Ebola - Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (video)
• Clinical Care for Safely Performing Acute Hemodialysis in Patients with VHF in U.S. Hospitals
• NJDOH Recommended Personal Protective Equipment Levels
• Donning and Doffing PPE During Management of Patients with Selected VHF in U.S. Hospitals

• 2022 NJDOH PHEL Ebola Technical Guidance UPDATED 11/2/22
• Laboratory Testing for Patients with a Suspected VHF or High-Consequence Disease

• Travel Health Notice: Ebola in Uganda
• Travel Health Notice: Marburg in Tanzania
• CDC Information for Travelers
• Ebola Outbreak History

There are no recommendations for traveler monitoring at this time.

Archived Ebola information