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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

Year Location Cases Deaths CFR
1976 Zaire (now DRC) · Yambuku 318 280 88.1%
1994-1995 Gabon · Makokou - gold-mining camps 52 31 59.6%
1996-1997 Gabon · Mayibout 2, Booué, Libreville 91 66 72.5%
2001-2003 Gabon, Republic of the Congo · Border regions - Mbomo, Kelle 302 254 84.1%
2005 Republic of the Congo · Etoumbi 12 10 83.3%
2007 DRC · Luebo, Mweka - Kasaï-Occidental 264 187 70.8%
2008-2009 DRC · Mweka, Luebo 32 14 43.8%
2013-2016 Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal · Multiple - first cross-border ebolavirus epidemic 28,616 11,310 39.5%
2014 DRC · Équateur Province 66 49 74.2%
2018 DRC · Bikoro, Mbandaka - Équateur Province 54 33 61.1%
2018-2020 DRC, Uganda · North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones 3,470 2,280 65.7%
2020 DRC · Équateur Province 130 55 42.3%
2021 DRC · Butembo, North Kivu 12 6 50.0%
2021 Guinea · N’Zérékoré Region 23 12 52.2%
2021 DRC · North Kivu 11 9 81.8%
2025 DRC · Kasaï Province 81 28 34.6%