* These death rates were calculated by adding up the records of cases and deaths from all known outbreaks. Individual outbreaks can vary, and Zaire ebolavirus is often cited as having death rates up to 90 percent. Data in this chart doesn't include the most recent 2013-2015 outbreak.
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Death rates from the five Ebola virus species 2012
This statistic shows the death rates globally caused by the five known types of Ebola virus species in outbreaks between 1976 and 2012. In that period, the Sunda ebolavirus had a death rate of ** percent. The Ebola virus causes extremely severe hemorrhagic fever and is considered a Risk Group * Pathogen by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health sector will focus on cross-border regions to strengthen treatment, testing, and contact tracing.
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VOX. (July 28, 2014). Death rates of the 5 known Ebola virus species in the period 1976-2012* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/328954/five-ebola-species-and-their-death-rates/
VOX. "Death rates of the 5 known Ebola virus species in the period 1976-2012*." Chart. July 28, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/328954/five-ebola-species-and-their-death-rates/
VOX. (2014). Death rates of the 5 known Ebola virus species in the period 1976-2012*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/328954/five-ebola-species-and-their-death-rates/
VOX. "Death Rates of The 5 Known Ebola Virus Species in The Period 1976-2012*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jul 2014, /statistics/328954/five-ebola-species-and-their-death-rates/
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