Boende

Zaire ebolavirus · Équateur (now Tshuapa) · verified historical

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Summary

An outbreak in Boende, Tshuapa District of DRC, infected 66 people and killed 49 (CFR 74%). Genetic sequencing established the outbreak was a separate local zoonotic spillover, unrelated to the concurrent West Africa epidemic.

Why this matters

Confirmed that the simultaneous West Africa epidemic and a Central African outbreak were independent zoonotic events.

Sources

T1 Ebola Virus Disease Distribution Map and Outbreak History CDC · 2026-05-18
T2 Emergence of Zaire Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea (Maganga et al.) New England Journal of Medicine · 2026-05-18