The 2014 Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of the genus Ebolavirus to date. The outbreak began in Guinea in December 20131 and later spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. While public health interventions have been introduced in all affected countries, the numbers of infected cases and deaths from EBOV continue to increase and the effects of control measures remain to be determined. Real-time analysis of the numbers of infected cases and deaths due to EBOV could provide helpful information for public health policy.