Table 5.
Length of African Ebola outbreaks
Outbreak | Index case | Alert | Last case | Length of outbreak* | Number of outbreak sources | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sudan 1976 | Jun. 27, 1976 | Sep. 15, 1976 | Nov. 25, 1976 | 151 days | 1 | [25, 101] |
DRC 1976 | Sep. 1, 1976 | Sep. 21, 1976 | Nov. 5, 1976 | 66 days | 1 | [26, 102] |
Sudan 1979 | Jul. 31, 1979 | Sep. 12, 1979 | Oct. 6, 1979 | 67 days | 1 | [24, 103] |
Gabon 1994-5 | Nov. 13, 1994 | Dec. 18, 19941 | Feb. 9, 1995 | 88 days | ? | [67, 84, 104] |
DRC 1995 | Jan. 6, 1995 | May 1, 1995 | Jul. 16, 1995 | 191 days | 1 | [28, 87] |
Gabon 1996 | Jan. 31, 1996 | Feb. 13, 1996 | Mar. 12, 1996 | 83 days | 1 | [67, 88, 89] |
Gabon 1996-7 | Jul. 13, 1996 | Oct. 5, 1996 | Jan. 18, 1997 | 189 days | ? | [67, 90, 91] |
Uganda 2000-1 | Aug. 30, 2000 | Oct. 8, 2000 | Jan. 14, 2001 | 137 days | 1 | [21, 105] |
Gabon 2001-2 | Oct. 25, 2001 | Nov. 17, 2001 | Mar. 22, 2002 | 148 days | 5 | [69, 34] |
Congo 2001-2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ? | [34] |
Congo 2002 | May 17, 2002 | June 6, 2002 | Jul. 25, 2002 | 69 days | 1 | [34] |
Gabon 2002 | May 17, 2002 | Jun. 21, 2002 | Jul. 25, 2002? | 69 days? | 1 | [34] |
Congo 2002-3 | Dec. 25, 2002 | Jan. 28, 2003 | Apr. 22, 2003 | 118 days | 3 | [71] |
Congo 2003 | Oct. 11, 2003 | Oct. 24, 2003 | Dec. 2, 2003 | 52 days | 1 | [92] |
Sudan 2004 | Apr. 15, 2004 | May 6, 2004 | June 26, 2004 | 72 days | 1 | [93] |
Congo 2005 | Apr. 18, 2005 | Apr. 26, 2005 | May 27, 2005 | 39 days | 1 | [70] |
DRC 2007 | Jun. 12, 2007 | Aug. 22, 2007 | Oct. 10, 2007 | 120 days | 1 | [58, 19] |
Uganda 2007-8 | Aug. 20, 2007 | Sep. 15, 2007 | Jan. 8, 2008 | 141 days | 1 | [30, 33, 94] |
DRC 2008-9 | Nov. 27, 2008 | Dec. 25, 2008 | Jan. 1, 2009 | 34 days | 1 | [19] |
Uganda 20122 | Jun. 11, 2012 | Jul. 24, 2012 | Aug. 24, 2012 | 74 days | 1 | [96, 97] |
Uganda 20122 | Oct. 13, 2012 | Nov. 14, 2012 | Dec. 5, 2012 | 53 days | 1 | [97–99] |
DRC 20122 | Mar. 20, 2012 | Aug. 17, 2012 | Oct. 11, 2012 | 206 days | ? | [79, 100] |
*Between the index case and recovery or death of the last case. 1First reported as yellow fever[85]. 2Partial unconsolidated data. ND: not determined.