Historical Ebola Statistics

Outbreak Cases Timeline (1976 – 2026)

Algorithmic timeline analyzing international health emergency scale metrics.

This tracking asset maintains the core reference parameters for all documented filovirus outbreaks. Looking at historical trends helps estimate the impact of new variations, like the 2026 Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain, where lack of approved treatments makes public health mapping critical.

Detailed Outbreak Reference

Year	Location & Country	Strain	Cases	Deaths	Case Fatality
2026	Ituri Province, Bunia, Mongbwalu, Rwampara, Kinshasa, Kampala, Butembo, Nyakunde, Kisangani, Tshopo, Bunia, North Kivu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Republic of the Congo	Bundibugyo ebolavirus	1,010	231	23.0%
2018	Kivu region, DRC	Zaire ebolavirus	3,470	2,287	65.9%
2014	West Africa, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone	Zaire ebolavirus	28,616	11,310	39.5%
2007	Bundibugyo, Uganda	Bundibugyo ebolavirus	149	37	24.8%
2003	Cuvette-Ouest, Republic of the Congo	Zaire ebolavirus	143	128	89.5%
2000	Gulu, Masindi, Mbarara, Uganda	Sudan ebolavirus	425	224	52.7%
1995	Kikwit, Zaire (now DRC)	Zaire ebolavirus	315	254	80.6%
1976	Yambuku, Zaire (now DRC)	Zaire ebolavirus	318	280	88.1%
1976	Nzara, Maridi, Sudan	Sudan ebolavirus	284	151	53.2%

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