2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic

The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and in other parts of Central Africa, from 2018 to 2020. Between 1 August 2018 and 25 June 2020 it resulted in 3,470 reported cases.

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Which happened first?

• 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic happened 3 years after 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
• 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic happened 4 years before 2022–2023 mpox outbreak
• 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic happened 5 years after Western African Ebola virus epidemic
• 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic happened 7 years after 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak
• 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic happened 9 years after 2009 swine flu pandemic

Timeline

1. 2009 swine flu pandemicMarch 2009 – August 10, 2010
2. 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreakMay 2011 – June 2011
3. Western African Ebola virus epidemicDecember 2013 – June 2016
4. 2015–16 Zika virus epidemicApril 2015 – November 2016
5. 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic (this page)August 1, 2018
6. 2022–2023 mpox outbreakMay 4, 2022 – May 11, 2023

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