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Historical · 2021

2021 DRC Ebola outbreak (EBOV)

Butembo, North Kivu. Reported 12 cases and 6 deaths, apparent CFR 50.0%. Strain: Zaire virus.

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At a glance

Years
2021
Countries
DRC
Locations
Butembo, North Kivu
Strain
Zaire virus (EBOV)
Reported cases
12
Reported deaths
6
Apparent CFR
50.0%
Why this outbreak matters
Resurgence linked to viral persistence in survivors of the 2018–2020 outbreak.

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%
2018-2020DRC, Uganda · North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu - armed-conflict zones3,4702,28065.7%
2020DRC · Équateur Province1305542.3%
2021Guinea · N’Zérékoré Region231252.2%
2021DRC · North Kivu11981.8%
2025DRC · Kasaï Province812834.6%