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Table 1 Sex distribution of Ebola virus cases and the exposure type of known index cases from 1976 to 2014

From: The perspective of gender on the Ebola virus using a risk management and population health framework: a scoping review

Source

Year

Country

Ebola Species

Sources of known index cases

Cases (n)

Total Cases

Fatality Ratio %

 

Males

Females

 

Males

Females

Bulletin of WHO, 1978

1976

Sudan

Sudan virus

Unknown

x

x

284

56

48a

Bulletin of WHO, 1978

1976

DRC

Zaire virus

Unknown

141

177

318

44

56

Heymann et al., 1980, & Leroy et al., 2009

1977

Tandala, DRC

Zaire virus

Unknown

0

0

1

0

100

Baron et al., 1983 [27]

1979

Sudan

Sudan virus

Unknown

13

21

34 (22 deaths)

x

x

Leroy et al., 2009, CDC, 2016

1994

Ivory Coast

Tai Forest virus

Chimpanzee

1

0

1 (no deaths)

0

0

Georges et al., 1999 [28]

1994

Gabon

Zaire virus

Chimpanzee, Gorilla

x

x

52 (31 deaths)

x

x

Muyembe-Tamfum et al., 1999 & Roels et al., 1999 [29]

1995

DRC

Zaire virus

Unknown

149

166

315

50.4

49.6

Georges et al., 1999

1996

Gabon

(Spring)

Zaire virus

Unknown

17

14

31 (21 deaths)

x

x

Georges et al., 1999

1996

Gabon (Fall)

Zaire virus

Chimpanzee

x

x

60 (45 deaths)

x

x

CDC 2014 [30], Francesconi et al., 2003 [31], & Lamunu et al., 2003

2000

Uganda

Sudan virus

Unknown

156

269

425 (224 deaths)

x

x

Leroy et al., 2009 & Nkoghe et al., 2011

2001–2002

Republic of Congo

Zaire virus

Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Monkey

x

x

59 (44 deaths)

x

x

Nkoghe et al., 2005 & Leroy et al., 2009

2001–2002

Gabon

Zaire virus

Chimpanzee, Gorilla

34

31

65 (53 deaths)

x

x

Boumandouki et al., 2005 [32], Nkoghe et al., 2011 [33], & Leroy et al., 2009 & 2005 [34]

2003

Republic of Congo

Zaire virus

Gorilla, Monkey

x

19

35 (29 deaths)

x

x

Formenty et al., 2003 [35], Leroy et al., 2009 & Nkoghe et al., 2011

2003 (Jan-June)

Republic of Congo

Zaire virus

Gorilla, Monkey

53%(patient)

47

143 (128 deaths)

x

x

Nkoghe et al., 2011

2005 (April–May)

Republic of Congo

Zaire virus

Handling animals

10

2

12 (10 deaths)

x

x

Grard et al., 2011 [36] & CDC, 2016

2007–2008

DRC

Zaire virus

Unknown

x

x

264 (187 deaths)

x

x

Uganda

Bundibugyo virus

Unknown

x

x

149 (37 deaths)

x

x

Leroy et al., 2009

2007

Uganda

Bundibugyo virus

Unknown

x

x

116 (30 deaths)

x

x

CDC, 2016 [37]

2012

DRC

Bundibugyo virus

Unknown

x

x

36 (13 deaths)

x

x

WHO, 2014, Nanclares et al., 2016 [38], & Maganga et al., 2014 [39]

2014

DRC

Zaire virus

Gorilla, Monkey

x

x

66 (49 deaths)

x

x

WHO, 2016 (data as of May 2016)

2014

Guinea

Zaire virus

Unknown

1599

1747

3346

x

x

Sierra Leone

Imported

4823

5118

9941

x

x

Liberia

Imported

1911

1838

3749

x

x

  1. aIndicates data as reported in the article
  2. x Indicates that data were not available in disaggregated form
  3. Reported data included both probable and confirmed cases