There haven't been continuous outbreaks for 40 years. There have been maybe 10 to 15 outbreaks (if that) due specifically to people eating or coming into contact with animals that have the disease. After that it spread from person to person. Not a lot of people eat chimpanzees which was suspected for a couple of outbreaks. Others have to with bats.
And again it struck in times and places where travel was limited. Not like now.
But let me ask you a question. Why do you think it will NOT kill millions at least in Africa? What is going to stop it? There is no cure. It's not contained. The healthcare systems have collapsed. The economies are near collapse and people are still traveling. What will stop it from killing millions?
“What will stop it from killing millions? “
Not much but some geographical features and a lack of efficient transport to slow it down.
The thing is, I doubt all the dead will have died from the disease. Most will starve to death or die of violence and/or neglect.
If it get that far, I doubt any efforts we or anyone else makes will put a dent in it. After that, it’s all over for us as well because refugees will be running like rats from a sinking ship. You can’t even begin to control that. It would be like the Mariel Cuban Boat lift on steroids. The US system would also collapse.
You have to stop it at the source....NOW...before it gets to that point..
There have been dozens, up to 34 outbreaks since 1976, a half dozen where the infected reach into the multiple hundreds, and more that exceeded a 100, and many more that were in the dozens.
In Africa, under African conditions. Thousands dead, but not many thousands.
How many millions do you expect it to kill in America?