TABLE 2.
Examples of outbreaks or international alerts involving RG‐4 viruses reported annually in international bulletins or in ProMed‐mail (http://www.promed‐mail.org)
| Year | Country | Disease | Number of cases | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Uganda | Ebola | 426 (172 deaths) | WHO |
| 2003 | Congo Rep | Ebola | 35 (29 deaths) | WHO |
| 2004 | Sudan | Ebola | 17 (seven deaths) | WHO |
| 2004 | Iran | CCHF | >30 cases (five deaths) | ProMed posting |
| 2005 | Angola | Marburg | 368 (323 deaths) | WHO |
| 2005 | Pakistan | CCHF | 40 (five deaths) | ProMed posting |
| 2005 | Russia | CCHF | >100 cases | ProMed posting |
| 2006 | Iran | CCHF | 46 (three deaths) | ProMed posting |
| 2006 | Russia | CCHF | 41 (one death) | ProMed posting |
| 2006 | Turkey | CCHF | 150 (11 deaths) | Eurosurveillance weekly release 20th July 2006 |
| 2007 | Congo DR | Ebola | Up to 187 deaths | WHO |
| 2007/2008 | Uganda | Ebola | 93 (22 deaths) | WHO |
| 2007/2008 | Pakistan | CCHF | Three deaths | ProMed posting |
| 2008 | Turkey | CCHF | 37 deaths | ProMed posting |
| 2008/2009 | Congo DR | Ebola | 36 (12 deaths) | WHO |
Congo DR, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Congo Rep, Republic of the Congo; CCHF, Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever.