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Mbomo and Kéllé

Zaire ebolavirus · Cuvette-Ouest · verified historical

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Category
Zaire ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
143
Suspected
0
Deaths
128
Case fatality rate (%)
89
Status
historical

Summary

An outbreak in the Cuvette-Ouest region of the Republic of Congo around Mbomo and Kéllé villages, again coinciding with mass great-ape mortality. 143 cases and 128 deaths were recorded (CFR 89%), one of the highest case-fatality rates ever observed.

Why this matters

Extreme CFR (89%) reinforced Zaire-strain as the most lethal ebolavirus.

Sources

English