Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, April–May, 2018: an epidemiological study

“…While published West African CFR estimates are consistent with those reported for other outbreaks, including the most recent outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (typically 60% to 70% for confirmed and probable cases), CFRs have shown variability over space and time (Barry et al, 2018, Garske et al, 2017. Some analyses have aimed to quantify these variations (Garske et al, 2017, WHO Ebola Response Team, 2015, for example, Garske et al detected outliers in CFR estimates between districts of residence and treatment centres during the West African epidemic based on individual-level observed survival outcomes (Garske et al, 2017).…”