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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.

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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.

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.

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

0.067°, 29.466°

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Other Zaire virus outbreaks on record

YearLocationCasesDeathsCFR
1976Zaire (now DRC) · Yambuku31828088.1%
1994-1995Gabon · Makokou - gold-mining camps523159.6%
1995Zaire (now DRC) · Kikwit31525480.6%
1996-1997Gabon · Mayibout 2, Booué, Libreville916672.5%
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%
2020DRC · Équateur Province1305542.3%
2021DRC · Butembo, North Kivu12650.0%
2021Guinea · N’Zérékoré Region231252.2%
2021DRC · North Kivu11981.8%
2025DRC · Kasaï Province812834.6%