At a glance
- Years
- 2008-2009
- Countries
- DRC
- Locations
- Mweka, Luebo
- Strain
- Zaire virus (EBOV)
- Reported cases
- 32
- Reported deaths
- 14
- Apparent CFR
- 43.8%
Historical · 2008-2009
2008-2009 DRC Ebola outbreak (EBOV)
Mweka, Luebo. Reported 32 cases and 14 deaths, apparent CFR 43.8%. Strain: Zaire virus.
Last updated
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% |
| 1995 | Zaire (now DRC) · Kikwit | 315 | 254 | 80.6% |
| 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% |
| 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% |