Historical · 2018-2020

2018-2020 DRC, Uganda Ebola outbreak (EBOV)

North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones. Reported 3,470 cases and 2,280 deaths, apparent CFR 65.7%. Strain: Zaire virus.

Last updated 2026-05-17

At a glance

Years: 2018-2020
Countries: DRC, Uganda
Locations: North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones
Strain: Zaire virus (EBOV)
Reported cases: 3,470
Reported deaths: 2,280
Apparent CFR: 65.7%
Why this outbreak matters: Second-largest Ebola outbreak. PHEIC declared 17 July 2019. Conflict, mistrust, and attacks on health workers extended duration to 23 months.

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.

North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones

0.067°, 29.466°

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	DRC · Bikoro, Mbandaka - Équateur Province	54	33	61.1%
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%