The two main differences I see are: 1) The Ebola death rate is still increasing, which makes it scarier that Malaria, which has a relativly stable death rate. 2

The two main differences I see are: 1) The Ebola death rate is still increasing, which makes it scarier that Malaria, which has a relativly stable death rate. 2) Malaria (being tied to mosquitoes) is inherently a regional disease. Ebola has much more potential to spread to other regions.