("Ebola outbreak" and "Ebola epidemic" redirect here. For the most severe current outbreak, see Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.) This List of Ebola outbreaks records the occurrence of Ebola hemorrhagic fever throughout history. Pathogens of the disease are the five ebolaviruses recognized by International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: Ebola virus (EBOV), Sudan virus (SUDV), Reston virus (RESTV), Taï Forest virus (TAFV), and Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), of which the Reston species has caused the illness only in other primates. Transmission between natural reservoirs and humans is rare, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease are often traceable to a single case where an individual has handled the carcass of a gorilla, chimpanzee, or duiker. The virus then spreads person-to-person, especia