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Table 1 Filoviridae virus occurrences in the world

From: Outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Africa: the beginnings of a tragic saga

Viral species

Year of discovery

Geographic origin

Number of outbreaks

Number of human cases

Number of deaths (CFR)

CFR (%)

Marburg marburgvirus

1967

Uganda

4

465

145

31

Sudan ebolavirus

1976

Sudan

6

792

426

54

Zaire ebolavirus

1976

DR Congo

12

1,388*

1,100*

79

Reston ebolavirus

1989

Philippines

0

0

0

Taï Forest ebolavirus

1994

Côte d’Ivoire

0

1

0

Bundibugyo ebolavirus

2007

Uganda

2

208

78

38

Lloviu cuevavirus

2010

Spain

0

0

0

  1. CFR: case fatality rate. *Excluding the current West African outbreak.