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Every recorded Ebola outbreak

Name: Ebolavirus outbreaks since 1976
Creator: EbolaIntel
Published: 2026-05-17
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

From the 1976 Yambuku index outbreak to the active 2026 PHEIC. 27 recognised events, totalling 36,443 reported cases and 15,886 reported deaths.

Last updated 2026-07-03

Outbreaks

Total reported cases

36,443

Total reported deaths

15,886

Aggregate CFR

43.6%

Year	Country	Location	Strain	Cases	Deaths	CFR
2026 Active	DRC, Uganda	Ituri Province - Bunia, Rwampara, Mongbwalu, Nyankunde, Mambasa, Fataki, Drodro, Mandima, Niania and other affected zones; North Kivu Province - Beni, Butembo, Katwa, Goma, Musienene and other zones; South Kivu Province - Miti-Murhesa; Haut-Uele Province - Isiro area (under investigation); Tshopo Province - Kisangani area (under investigation); Uganda - Kampala, Wakiso	BDBV	1,426	440	30.9%
2025	Uganda	Kampala, Mbale, Wakiso	SUDV	14	4	28.6%
2025	DRC	Kasaï Province	EBOV	81	28	34.6%
2022–2023	Uganda	Mubende District, then nine districts including Kampala suburbs	SUDV	164	77	47.0%
2021	DRC	Butembo, North Kivu	EBOV	12	6	50.0%
2021	Guinea	N’Zérékoré Region	EBOV	23	12	52.2%
2021	DRC	North Kivu	EBOV	11	9	81.8%
2020	DRC	Équateur Province	EBOV	130	55	42.3%
2018	DRC	Bikoro, Mbandaka - Équateur Province	EBOV	54	33	61.1%
2018–2020	DRC, Uganda	North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones	EBOV	3,470	2,280	65.7%
2014	DRC	Équateur Province	EBOV	66	49	74.2%
2013–2016	Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal	Multiple - first cross-border ebolavirus epidemic	EBOV	28,616	11,310	39.5%
2012	Uganda	Kibaale District	SUDV	24	17	70.8%
2012	DRC	Orientale Province	BDBV	57	29	50.9%
2008–2009	DRC	Mweka, Luebo	EBOV	32	14	43.8%
2007	DRC	Luebo, Mweka - Kasaï-Occidental	EBOV	264	187	70.8%
2007–2008	Uganda	Bundibugyo District	BDBV	149	37	24.8%
2005	Republic of the Congo	Etoumbi	EBOV	12	10	83.3%
2004	Sudan	Yambio	SUDV	17	7	41.2%
2001–2003	Gabon, Republic of the Congo	Border regions - Mbomo, Kelle	EBOV	302	254	84.1%
2000–2001	Uganda	Gulu, Masindi, Mbarara	SUDV	425	224	52.7%
1996–1997	Gabon	Mayibout 2, Booué, Libreville	EBOV	91	66	72.5%
1995	Zaire (now DRC)	Kikwit	EBOV	315	254	80.6%
1994–1995	Gabon	Makokou - gold-mining camps	EBOV	52	31	59.6%
1979	Sudan	Nzara, Maridi	SUDV	34	22	64.7%
1976	Sudan	Nzara, Maridi, Tumbura, Juba	SUDV	284	151	53.2%
1976	Zaire (now DRC)	Yambuku	EBOV	318	280	88.1%

Open dataset

This dataset is available as JSON at /api/outbreaks.json under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Attribution: "EbolaIntel, accessed YYYY-MM-DD." If you find it useful, an external link back to ebolaintel.com is appreciated but not required.

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