Abstract: Ebolavirus and the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa merged recently to be in the center of significant public attention. Although Ebolavirus has been know for more than 4 decades as a fatal infection, historical outbreaks were not as dramatic as the ongoing one we are facing now. Medical Science Review Journal devoted a special issue and a separate section to collect and provide the latest updates available on the virus, it progressions, and promising developmental drugs.

Keywords: Bias (Epidemiology), Disease Outbreaks, Ebolavirus