Ebola outbreak in Congo 2018-2019
The Ebola outbreak that began in August 2018 no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This was stated by the health minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo after consultations with WHO on 18 November 2020. The PHEIC had been proclaimed the previous year on 19 July 2019. 3,470 Ebola patients were reported in DR Congo since the start of the epidemic, 2,287 of whom died. It is very likely that the actual number of people who had Ebola was much higher.