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 | – |