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Mékouka gold-mining camps

Zaire ebolavirus · Ogooué-Ivindo · verified historical

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Category
Zaire ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
52
Suspected
0
Deaths
31
Case fatality rate (%)
60
Status
historical

Summary

An outbreak of Zaire ebolavirus among gold-mining workers in remote camps near Mékouka, north-east Gabon, infected 52 people with 31 deaths (CFR 60%). Initially misdiagnosed as yellow fever. Spread was limited by the isolation of the camps and quick burial practices.

Why this matters

First Ebola outbreak in Gabon; established the region as Zaire-strain endemic.

Sources

English