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Timeline of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since 1976
V T
Date
Country Major location Outbreak information Source
Strain Cases Deaths CFR
Aug 1976 Zaire Yambuku EBOV 318 280 88% [1]
Jun 1977 Zaire Tandala EBOV 1 1 100% [2] [3]
May–Jul 1995 Zaire Kikwit EBOV 315 254 81% [4]
Aug–Nov 2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kasai-Occidental EBOV 264 187 71% [5]
Dec 2008–Feb 2009 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kasai-Occidental EBOV 32 14 45% [6]
Jun–Nov 2012 Democratic Republic of the Congo Orientale BDBV 77 36 47% [2]
Aug–Nov 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Tshuapa EBOV 66 49 74% [7]
May–Jul 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Likati EBOV 8 4 50% [8]
Apr–Jul 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Équateur Province EBOV 54 33 61% [9]
Aug 2018–June 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu EBOV 3,470 2,280 66% [10]
June–Nov 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo Équateur Province EBOV 130 55 42% [11]
Feb 2021–May 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo North Kivu EBOV 12 6 50% [12]
April 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo Équateur Province EBOV 5 5 100% [13] [14]
August 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo North Kivu EBOV 1 1 100% [15]
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  4. ^ Khan, A. S.; Tshioko, F. K.; Heymann, D. L.; Le Guenno, B.; Nabeth, P.; Kerstiëns, B.; Fleerackers, Y.; Kilmarx, P. H.; Rodier, G. R.; Nkuku, O.; Rollin, P. E.; Sanchez, A.; Zaki, S. R.; Swanepoel, R.; Tomori, O.; Nichol, S. T.; Peters, C. J.; Muyembe-Tamfum, J. J.; Ksiazek, T. G. (1999). "The reemergence of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 179 Suppl 1: S76–86. doi: 10.1086/514306. ISSN  0022-1899. PMID  9988168. S2CID  12364499.
  5. ^ "Outbreak news. Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo--update". Relevé Épidémiologique Hebdomadaire. 82 (40): 345–346. 5 October 2007. ISSN  0049-8114. PMID  17918654.
  6. ^ "WHO | End of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". www.who.int. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Congo declares its Ebola outbreak over". Reuters. November 15, 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Disease outbreak news, 25 July 2018". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. ^ "DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over". BBC News. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. ^ "UNICEF welcomes end of Ebola outbreak in the Equateur Province of the DRC". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  12. ^ "European Centre for Disease Prevention and Contro" (PDF). COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT Week 18, 2-8 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Five Ebola virus patients in DR Congo reported dead: WHO". BERNAMA. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  14. ^ "5 Ebola virus patients in DR Congo reported dead: WHO". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. ^ "The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu". WHO | Regional Office for Africa. Retrieved 7 April 2023.