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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ebola virus disease outbreak
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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
NERFINISHED
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World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| declaredBy |
Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
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World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredOverBy | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredOverDate | 2018-07-24 ⓘ |
| disease | Ebola virus disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2018-07-24 ⓘ |
| epicenter |
Bikoro
NERFINISHED
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Iboko NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangata health zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUseOfVaccineInCountry | yes ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalSupportFrom |
Médecins Sans Frontières
NERFINISHED
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UNICEF NERFINISHED ⓘ World Food Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Équateur Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mbandaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
occurrence in urban setting near Mbandaka
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| probableCases | 21 ⓘ |
| publicHealthResponse | international response ⓘ |
| responseMeasures |
case isolation
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community engagement ⓘ contact tracing ⓘ laboratory testing ⓘ safe and dignified burials ⓘ vaccination campaign ⓘ |
| riskAssessment |
high risk at national level
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| virus | Zaire ebolavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| zoonoticOriginSuspected | yes ⓘ |
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