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Historical · 2018

2018 DRC Ebola outbreak (EBOV)

Bikoro, Mbandaka - Équateur Province. Reported 54 cases and 33 deaths, apparent CFR 61.1%. Strain: Zaire virus.

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At a glance

Years
2018
Countries
DRC
Locations
Bikoro, Mbandaka - Équateur Province
Strain
Zaire virus (EBOV)
Reported cases
54
Reported deaths
33
Apparent CFR
61.1%
Why this outbreak matters
First operational use of Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) in ring vaccination.

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%
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%
2018-2020 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%