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Mékambo

Zaire ebolavirus · Ogooué-Ivindo · verified historical

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Category
Zaire ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
65
Suspected
0
Deaths
53
Case fatality rate (%)
82
Status
historical

Summary

An outbreak that began in Mékambo, north-east Gabon, crossed the border into the Cuvette-Ouest region of the Republic of Congo. 65 cases and 53 deaths were recorded in Gabon (additional cases in RoC counted separately). The outbreak coincided with mass die-offs of great apes in the same forest.

Why this matters

First well-documented cross-border Ebola outbreak in Central Africa; linked epidemiologically to ape carcass exposure.

Sources

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