This Eye-Opening Chart Shows What Nation Has the Most Ebola Cases Outside West Africa

By Kyle Becker 

“A man dressed in protective hazmat clothing treats the front porch of an apartment where a second person diagnosed with the Ebola virus resides on October 12, 2014 in Dallas, Texas.” Mike Stone/ Stringer/Getty

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In the raging debate about how to contain the Ebola epidemic from spreading outside of West Africa, the BBC dropped some much-needed context about how prevalent the disease is outside that region thus far.

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It turn out the United States has had the most cases of persons infected with Ebola outside of West Africa, although so far only 9 have been reported. The U.S. has three times as many cases as both Germany and Spain.
The BBC put this in further context by comparing deaths from Ebola worldwide:

Among the notable U.S cases of Ebola:

• A CDC epidemologist named Kaci Hickox has been defiant over the state-mandated quarantines in both New Jersey and Maine
• One of two Dallas nurses who contracted Ebola, Nina Pham, gained public attention with a heartfelt address to Americans
• Dr. Craig Spencer returned from working with afflicted persons in Africa to carry Ebola to New York City
• Dallas man Thomas Eric Duncan was infected by the Ebola virus and was killed by it

President Obama has stated his administration’s opposition to mandatory quarantines for volunteers and civilian workers, although he stated that such quarantines are appropriate for the U.S. military.
The president also stated his administration is opposed to a travel ban from Ebola-afflicted nations.