On 7 February 2021, the Congolese health ministry announced that a new case of Ebola near Butembo, North Kivu had been detected the previous day. The case was a 42-year-old woman who had symptoms of Ebola in Biena on 1 February 2021. A few days after, she died in a hospital in Butembo. The WHO said that more than 70 people who had contact with the woman had been tracked.[1][2]
 Butembo, DRC | |
| Casualties | |
|---|---|
| 6 deaths (12 cases) |
On 3 May 2021, the 12th EVD outbreak was declared over, resulting in 12 cases and 6 deaths.[3][4] Heightened surveillance will continue for 90 days after the declaration, in case of resurgence.[3]
History
edit| Date | Country | Major location | Outbreak information | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strain | Cases | Deaths | CFR | ||||
| Aug 1976 | Zaire | Yambuku | EBOV | 318 | 280 | 88% | [5] |
| Jun 1977 | Zaire | Tandala | EBOV | 1 | 1 | 100% | [6][7] |
| May–Jul 1995 | Zaire | Kikwit | EBOV | 315 | 254 | 81% | [8] |
| Aug–Nov 2007 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kasai-Occidental | EBOV | 264 | 187 | 71% | [9] |
| Dec 2008–Feb 2009 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kasai-Occidental | EBOV | 32 | 14 | 45% | [10] |
| Jun–Nov 2012 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Orientale | BDBV | 77 | 36 | 47% | [6] |
| Aug–Nov 2014 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tshuapa | EBOV | 66 | 49 | 74% | [11] |
| May–Jul 2017 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Likati | EBOV | 8 | 4 | 50% | [12] |
| Apr–Jul 2018 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Équateur Province | EBOV | 54 | 33 | 61% | [13] |
| Aug 2018–June 2020 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kivu | EBOV | 3,470 | 2,280 | 66% | [14] |
| June–Nov 2020 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Équateur Province | EBOV | 130 | 55 | 42% | [15] |
| Feb 2021–May 2021 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | North Kivu | EBOV | 12 | 6 | 50% | [16] |
| April 2022 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Équateur Province | EBOV | 5 | 5 | 100% | [17][18] |
| August 2022 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | North Kivu | EBOV | 1 | 1 | 100% | [19] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu – Democratic Republic of the Congo – 2021". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b "Communicable Disease Threats Report" (PDF). European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 7 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over". UN News. 2021-05-03. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Report of an International Commission (1978). "Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Zaire, 1976". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 56 (2): 271–293. ISSN 0042-9686. PMC 2395567. PMID 307456.
- ^ a b "Years of Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks". www.cdc.gov. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Heymann, D. L.; et al. (1980). "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Tandala, Zaire, 1977–1978". Journal of Infectious Diseases. 142 (3): 372–76. doi:10.1093/infdis/142.3.372. PMID 7441008.
- ^ Khan, A. S.; Tshioko, F. K.; Heymann, D. L.; Le Guenno, B.; Nabeth, P.; Kerstiëns, B.; Fleerackers, Y.; Kilmarx, P. H.; Rodier, G. R.; Nkuku, O.; Rollin, P. E.; Sanchez, A.; Zaki, S. R.; Swanepoel, R.; Tomori, O.; Nichol, S. T.; Peters, C. J.; Muyembe-Tamfum, J. J.; Ksiazek, T. G. (1999). "The reemergence of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 179 Suppl 1: S76–86. doi:10.1086/514306. ISSN 0022-1899. PMID 9988168. S2CID 12364499.
- ^ "Outbreak news. Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo--update". Relevé Épidémiologique Hebdomadaire. 82 (40): 345–346. 5 October 2007. ISSN 0049-8114. PMID 17918654.
- ^ "WHO | End of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". www.who.int. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Congo declares its Ebola outbreak over". Reuters. November 15, 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Disease outbreak news, 25 July 2018". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over". BBC News. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "UNICEF welcomes end of Ebola outbreak in the Equateur Province of the DRC". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "European Centre for Disease Prevention and Contro" (PDF). COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT Week 18, 2-8 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Five Ebola virus patients in DR Congo reported dead: WHO". BERNAMA. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "5 Ebola virus patients in DR Congo reported dead: WHO". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu". WHO | Regional Office for Africa. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Further reading
edit- "FDA approves an Ebola vaccine, long in development, for the first time". STAT. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Dokubo, Emily Kainne; Wendland, Annika; Mate, Suzanne E; et al. (September 2018). "Persistence of Ebola virus after the end of widespread transmission in Liberia: an outbreak report". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18 (9): 1015–1024. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30417-1. PMID 30049622. S2CID 51725253.
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