Ebola Outbreak Timeline

All major Ebola virus outbreaks since its discovery in 1976.

1976

Yambuku, DRC

Zaire strain · 318 cases, 280 deaths (CFR 88%)

318 cases280 deaths

1976

Nzara, South Sudan

Sudan strain · 284 cases, 151 deaths (CFR 53%)

284 cases151 deaths

1994

Taï Forest, Ivory Coast

Tai Forest strain · 1 cases, 0 deaths (CFR 0%)

1 cases0 deaths

1994

Mékouka, Gabon

Zaire strain · 52 cases, 31 deaths (CFR 60%)

52 cases31 deaths

1995

Kikwit, DRC

Zaire strain · 315 cases, 254 deaths (CFR 81%)

315 cases254 deaths

1996

Booué, Gabon

Zaire strain · 60 cases, 45 deaths (CFR 75%)

60 cases45 deaths

1996

Mayibout, Gabon

Zaire strain · 37 cases, 21 deaths (CFR 57%)

37 cases21 deaths

2000

Gulu, Uganda

Sudan strain · 425 cases, 224 deaths (CFR 53%)

425 cases224 deaths

2001

Mbomo, Republic of the Congo

Zaire strain · 57 cases, 43 deaths (CFR 75%)

57 cases43 deaths

2001

Mékambo, Gabon

Zaire strain · 65 cases, 53 deaths (CFR 82%)

65 cases53 deaths

2003

Mbomo, Republic of the Congo

Zaire strain · 143 cases, 128 deaths (CFR 90%)

143 cases128 deaths

2005

Etoumbi, Republic of the Congo

Zaire strain · 12 cases, 10 deaths (CFR 83%)

12 cases10 deaths

2007

Bundibugyo, Uganda

Bundibugyo strain · 149 cases, 37 deaths (CFR 25%)

149 cases37 deaths

2007

Mweka, DRC

Zaire strain · 264 cases, 187 deaths (CFR 71%)

264 cases187 deaths

2014

Kayes, Mali

Zaire strain · 8 cases, 6 deaths (CFR 75%)

8 cases6 deaths

2014

Lagos, Nigeria

Zaire strain · 20 cases, 8 deaths (CFR 40%)

20 cases8 deaths

2014

Meliandou, Guinea

Zaire strain · 3814 cases, 2544 deaths (CFR 67%)

3,814 cases2,544 deaths

2014

Monrovia, Liberia

Zaire strain · 10678 cases, 4810 deaths (CFR 45%)

10,678 cases4,810 deaths

2014

Kenema, Sierra Leone

Zaire strain · 14124 cases, 3956 deaths (CFR 28%)

14,124 cases3,956 deaths

2014

Dallas, United States

Zaire strain · 4 cases, 1 deaths (CFR 25%)

4 cases1 deaths

2018

Beni, DRC

Zaire strain · 3470 cases, 2287 deaths (CFR 66%)

3,470 cases2,287 deaths

2021

Nzérékoré, Guinea

Zaire strain · 23 cases, 12 deaths (CFR 52%)

23 cases12 deaths

2022

Mubende, Uganda

Sudan strain · 164 cases, 55 deaths (CFR 34%)

164 cases55 deaths

2025

Bulape, DRC

Zaire strain · 1333 cases, 853 deaths (CFR 64%)

1,333 cases853 deathsACTIVE

2026

Unknown, Uganda

Zaire strain · 20 cases, 2 deaths (CFR 10%)

20 cases2 deathsACTIVE

2026

Paris (imported case), France

Zaire strain · 1 cases, 0 deaths (CFR 0%)

1 cases0 deathsACTIVE

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