Table: Chronology of previous Ebola virus disease outbreaks
| Year | Country | Ebolavirus species | Cases | Deaths | Case fatality |
| 2012 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Bundibugyo | 57 | 29 | 51% |
| 2012 | Uganda | Sudan | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| 2012 | Uganda | Sudan | 24 | 17 | 71% |
| 2011 | Uganda | Sudan | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2008 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zaire | 32 | 14 | 44% |
| 2007 | Uganda | Bundibugyo | 149 | 37 | 25% |
| 2007 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zaire | 264 | 187 | 71% |
| 2005 | Congo | Zaire | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| 2004 | Sudan | Sudan | 17 | 7 | 41% |
| 2003 (Nov-Dec) | Congo | Zaire | 35 | 29 | 83% |
| 2003 (Jan-Apr) | Congo | Zaire | 143 | 128 | 90% |
| 2001-2002 | Congo | Zaire | 59 | 44 | 75% |
| 2001-2002 | Gabon | Zaire | 65 | 53 | 82% |
| 2000 | Uganda | Sudan | 425 | 224 | 53% |
| 1996 | South Africa (ex-Gabon) | Zaire | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 1996 (Jul-Dec) | Gabon | Zaire | 60 | 45 | 75% |
| 1996 (Jan-Apr) | Gabon | Zaire | 31 | 21 | 68% |
| 1995 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zaire | 315 | 254 | 81% |
| 1994 | Cote d'Ivoire | Taï Forest | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 1994 | Gabon | Zaire | 52 | 31 | 60% |
| 1979 | Sudan | Sudan | 34 | 22 | 65% |
| 1977 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zaire | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 1976 | Sudan | Sudan | 284 | 151 | 53% |
| 1976 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zaire | 318 | 280 | 88% |
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