Ebola continues to shift, but grows no more fatal

Studies reveal four genetic lineages in outbreak

Ebola map

VIRAL VARIABILITY  As Ebola spread from Guinea to Sierra Leone and Liberia, the virus evolved, but didn’t become deadlier. Regions in darker shades indicate a greater number of infections.  

M. Carroll et al/Nature 2015

Ebola is evolving, but not becoming deadlier.