CDC Trains Field Epidemiologists Who Respond to Disease Outbreaks in DR Congo – Timeline

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August 31, 2023

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3 OUTBREAKS IN DECADES

#1, 1976, #Confirmed Cases: 318, #Deaths: 280 (CFR= 88%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#2, 1977, #Confirmed Cases: 1, #Deaths: 1 (CFR= 100%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#3, 1995, #Confirmed Cases: 315, #Deaths: 254 (CFR= 81%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#4, 2007, #Confirmed Cases: 264, #Deaths: 187 (CFR= 71%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#5, 2008-09, #Confirmed Cases: 32, #Deaths: 15 (CFR= 47%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#6, 2012, #Confirmed Cases: 38, #Deaths: 13 (CFR= 34%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#7, 2014, #Confirmed Cases: 69, #Deaths: 49 (CFR= 71%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

8 OUTBREAKS IN THE PAST 7 YEARS

#8, 2017, #Confirmed Cases: 8, #Deaths: 4 (CFR= 50%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#9, 2018, #Confirmed Cases: 54, #Deaths: 33 (CFR= 61%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#10, 2018-20, #Confirmed Cases: 3470, #Deaths: 2287 (CFR= 66%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#11, 2020, #Confirmed Cases: 130, #Deaths: 55 (CFR= 42.3%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#12, 2021, #Confirmed Cases: 12, #Deaths: 6 (CFR= 50%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#13, 2021, #Confirmed Cases: 11, #Deaths: 9 (CFR= 81.8%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#14, 2022, #Confirmed Cases: 5, #Deaths: 5 (CFR= 100%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

#15, 2022, #Confirmed Cases: 1, #Deaths: 1 (CFR= 100%), Species: Zaire ebolavirus

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