2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak

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The 2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak was a significant Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that prompted an international public health response due to its spread risk and severity.

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instanceOf Ebola virus disease outbreak
epidemic
airTravelConcern spread risk via Mbandaka river and air links
caseFatalityRate 44 percent
confirmedCases 54
coordinatedBy Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Health Organization
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
declaredBy Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Health Organization
declaredOverBy World Health Organization
declaredOverDate 2018-07-24
disease Ebola virus disease
endTime 2018-07-24
epicenter Bikoro
Iboko
Wangata health zone
firstUseOfVaccineInCountry yes
followedBy 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
internationalSupportFrom Médecins Sans Frontières
UNICEF
World Food Programme
locatedIn northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Équateur Province
nearbyCity Mbandaka
notableFor occurrence in urban setting near Mbandaka
use of experimental Ebola vaccine in outbreak response
partOf Ebola virus disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
precededBy 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak
probableCases 21
publicHealthResponse international response
responseMeasures case isolation
community engagement
contact tracing
laboratory testing
safe and dignified burials
vaccination campaign
riskAssessment high risk at national level
high risk at regional level
low risk at global level
startTime 2018-05-08
timePeriod 2018
totalCases 75
totalDeaths 33
transmissionMode human-to-human transmission via bodily fluids
vaccinationStrategy ring vaccination
vaccineUsed rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine
linked to: rVSV-ZEBOV
virus Zaire ebolavirus
zoonoticOriginSuspected yes

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