Table 1–4.
Chronology of previous ebola virus disease outbreaks.
| Year | Country | EVD | Cases | Deaths | Case fatality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | Ongoing | ||
| 2018–20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 3481 | 2299 | 66% |
| 2018 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 54 | 33 | 61% |
| 2017 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| 2015 | Italy | Zaire | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2014 | Spain | Zaire | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2014 | United Kingdom | Zaire | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2014 | United States | Zaire | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2014 | Senegal | Zaire | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2014 | Mali | Zaire | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| 2014 | Nigeria | Zaire | 20 | 8 | 40% |
| 2014–16 | Sierra Leone | Zaire | 14,124* | 3956* | 28% |
| 2014–16 | Liberia | Zaire | 10,675* | 4809* | 45% |
| 2014–16 | Guinea | Zaire | 3811* | 2543* | 67% |
| 2014 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||
| 2012 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bundibugyo | 57 | 29 | 51% |
| 2012 | Uganda | Sudan | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| 2012 | Uganda | Sudan | 24 | 17 | 71% |
| 2011 | Uganda | Sudan | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2008 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 32 | 14 | 44% |
| 2007 | Uganda | Bundibugyo | 149 | 37 | 25% |
| 2007 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 264 | 187 | 71% |
| 2005 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| 2004 | Sudan | Sudan | 17 | 7 | 41% |
| 2003 (Nov-Dec) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 35 | 29 | 83% |
| 2003 (Jan-Apr) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 143 | 128 | 90% |
| 2001–02 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 59 | 44 | 75% |
| 2001–02 | Gabon | Zaire | 65 | 53 | 82% |
| 2000 | Uganda | Sudan | 425 | 224 | 53% |
| 1996 | South Africa (ex-Gabon) | Zaire | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 1996 (Jul-Dec) | Gabon | Zaire | 60 | 45 | 75% |
| 1996 (Jan-Apr) | Gabon | Zaire | 31 | 21 | 68% |
| 1995 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 315 | 254 | 81% |
| 1994 | Côte d’Ivoire | Taï Forest | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 1994 | Gabon | Zaire | 52 | 31 | 60% |
| 1979 | Sudan | Sudan | 34 | 22 | 65% |
| 1977 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 1976 | Sudan | Sudan | 284 | 151 | 53% |
| 1976 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire | 318 | 280 | 88% |
Source: Ebola virus disease, World Health Organization, 10 February 2020, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ebola-virus-disease.