Template:Timeline of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Timeline of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since 1976
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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–present Democratic Republic of the Congo North Kivu EBOV 12 6 ongoing [12]
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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. Commission de Lutte contre les Epidémies à Kikwit". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 179 Suppl 1: S76–86. doi:10.1086/514306. ISSN 0022-1899. PMID 9988168.
  5. "Outbreak news. Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo--update". Releve Epidemiologique 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. "Outbreak Brief 4: Ebola virus disease (EVD) Outbreak". Africa CDC. Retrieved 22 March 2021.