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Historical · 2021

2021 Guinea Ebola outbreak (EBOV)

N’Zérékoré Region. Reported 23 cases and 12 deaths, apparent CFR 52.2%. Strain: Zaire virus.

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At a glance

Years
2021
Countries
Guinea
Locations
N’Zérékoré Region
Strain
Zaire virus (EBOV)
Reported cases
23
Reported deaths
12
Apparent CFR
52.2%
Why this outbreak matters
First recognised Ebola resurgence in Guinea since 2016. Genome analysis suggested persistence from the 2014–2016 outbreak.

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 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 DRC · North Kivu 11 9 81.8%
2025 DRC · Kasaï Province 81 28 34.6%