Marburg virus disease: Emerging threat, pathogenesis, and global public health strategies

Table 2 Timeline of significant epidemics caused by the Marburg virus

Year	Location	Cases	Deaths	Case fatality rate (%)	Notable features
1967	Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany; Belgrade, Serbia	29	7	24%	First recognized outbreak due to laboratory exposure
1967	Yugoslavia	2	0	0%	-
1975	South Africa	3	1	33%	-
1980	Kenya	2	1	50%	-
1987	Kenya	1	1	100%	-
1998-2000	Durba, Democratic Republic of the Congo	154	128	83%	Outbreak among gold miners
2004-2005	Uige Province, Angola	374	329	88%	Largest recorded outbreak
2007	Uganda	4	2	50%	-
2008	Netherland, United States of America	2	1	50%	-
2012	Ibanda, Uganda, and neighboring districts	15	4	27%	Spread across multiple districts
2014	Uganda	1	1	100%	-
2017	Kween District, Uganda	3	3	100%	Family cluster of cases
2021	Gueckedou, Guinea	1	1	100%	First reported case in West Africa
2022	Ashanti Region, Ghana	3	2	67%	Limited outbreak in West Africa
2023	Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	40	35	88%	Ongoing, affecting multiple provinces
2023	Kagera Region, Tanzania	9	6	67%	First Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania