Epidemic

1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak

Aug 1976 · 2.82° N, 22.22° E

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Aug 1976
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
2.82° N, 22.22° E
Description
outbreak of Ebola virus disease

1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak

Outbreak of Ebola virus disease

In August–November 1976, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease occurred in Zaire. The first recorded case was from Yambuku, a small village in Mongala District, 1,098 kilometres (682 mi) northeast of the capital city of Kinshasa.

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