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Historical · 1995

1995 Zaire (now DRC) Ebola outbreak (EBOV)

Kikwit. Reported 315 cases and 254 deaths, apparent CFR 80.6%. Strain: Zaire virus.

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At a glance

Years
1995
Countries
Zaire (now DRC)
Locations
Kikwit
Strain
Zaire virus (EBOV)
Reported cases
315
Reported deaths
254
Apparent CFR
80.6%
Why this outbreak matters
Hospital amplification; first outbreak with extensive international response.

Location

Centroid placed at the most commonly reported town or health zone for this outbreak. See the full outbreak map for every recorded event since 1976.

Kikwit

-5.040°, 18.820°

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Other Zaire virus outbreaks on record

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1976Zaire (now DRC) · Yambuku31828088.1%
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2001-2003Gabon, Republic of the Congo · Border regions - Mbomo, Kelle30225484.1%
2005Republic of the Congo · Etoumbi121083.3%
2007DRC · Luebo, Mweka - Kasaï-Occidental26418770.8%
2008-2009DRC · Mweka, Luebo321443.8%
2013-2016Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal · Multiple - first cross-border ebolavirus epidemic28,61611,31039.5%
2014DRC · Équateur Province664974.2%
2018DRC · Bikoro, Mbandaka - Équateur Province543361.1%
2018-2020DRC, Uganda · North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones3,4702,28065.7%
2020DRC · Équateur Province1305542.3%
2021DRC · Butembo, North Kivu12650.0%
2021Guinea · N’Zérékoré Region231252.2%
2021DRC · North Kivu11981.8%
2025DRC · Kasaï Province812834.6%