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Butembo Health Zone

Zaire ebolavirus · North Kivu · verified historical

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Category
Zaire ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
12
Suspected
0
Deaths
6
Case fatality rate (%)
50
Status
historical

Summary

A flare-up in Butembo Health Zone, North Kivu, infected 12 people and killed 6 (CFR 50%). Genomic sequencing linked the cases to the 2018-20 Kivu epidemic strain — another example of survivor-mediated re-emergence.

Why this matters

Second 2021 outbreak attributable to long-term viral persistence in a survivor; reinforced findings from the Guinea Nzérékoré resurgence.

Sources

English