2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a major Ebola virus outbreak in the country’s conflict-affected eastern region that became the second-largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded and prompted a global emergency response.

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instanceOf Ebola virus disease outbreak
epidemic
public health emergency
affectedPopulation conflict-affected communities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
approximateConfirmedCases over 3400
approximateDeaths over 2200
borderConcern risk of spread to Burundi
risk of spread to Rwanda
risk of spread to South Sudan
risk of spread to Uganda
caseFatalityRate about 66 percent
complicatingFactor armed conflict
attacks on health workers
community mistrust
insecurity
population displacement
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
declaredOverBy Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Health Organization
declaredOverDate 2020-06-25
disease Ebola virus disease
endDate 2020-06-25
epicenter Beni
Beni Health Zone
Bunia
linked to: Ituri Province

Butembo
linked to: Butembo Health Zone

Butembo Health Zone
Kalunguta
Kalunguta Health Zone
Katwa
Katwa Health Zone
Mabalako
Mabalako Health Zone
Mandima
linked to: Mabalako

Mandima Health Zone
Mangina
Vuhovi
Vuhovi Health Zone
linked to: Vuhovi
followedBy 2020 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
globalResponse activation of WHO emergency response mechanisms
deployment of international emergency medical teams
enhanced surveillance at international borders
largerOnlyThan 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic
notableEvent first randomized controlled trial of Ebola therapeutics during an outbreak
first use of an Ebola vaccine at large scale during an active outbreak
partOf Ebola virus disease outbreaks in Africa
PHEICDeclarationDate 2019-07-17
precededBy 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
region Ituri Province
Kivu
North Kivu Province
responseLedBy Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
responseSupportedBy International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Médecins Sans Frontières
UNICEF
World Health Organization
responseTool ring vaccination strategy
scale second-largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded
startDate 2018-08-01
timePeriod 2018
2019
2020
treatmentUsed REGN-EB3
mAb114
monoclonal antibody therapy
vaccineManufacturer Merck & Co.
vaccineUsed rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine
linked to: rVSV-ZEBOV
virus Zaire ebolavirus
WHO_PHEIC_Status Public Health Emergency of International Concern

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Public Health Emergency of International Concern hasBeenDeclaredFor 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola virus disease majorOutbreak 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zaire ebolavirus associatedOutbreak 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola outbreak
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vuhovi significantEvent 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mabalako Health Zone affectedBy 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Beni Health Zone epicenterOf 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Butembo Health Zone affectedBy 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
mAb114 usedDuring 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mandima Health Zone associatedWith 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalunguta Health Zone significantEvent 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalunguta Health Zone affectedBy 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalunguta significantEvent 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalunguta publicHealthEmergency Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Katwa Health Zone wasMajorHotspotOf 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mangina gainedInternationalAttentionFor 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Katwa affectedBy 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Beni knownFor 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Beni wasEpicenterOf 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
linked to: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo