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Table 4 Ten outbreaks having 100 or more infected with highest case fatality rates by country and disease, 2005–2014

From: Public health implications of complex emergencies and natural disasters

Date

Country

Disease

Total Infected

Total Mortality

Case Fatality Rate

2014

Guinea

Ebola

607

406

67%

2014

Liberia

Ebola

1082

624

58%

2007

Viet Nam

Avian Influenza

101

47

47%

2010

Democratic Republic of Congo

Poliomyelitis

184

85

46%

2006

Somalia

Rift Valley Fever

114

51

45%

2007

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola

372

166

45%

2013

Saudi Arabia

MERS-CoVa

160

69

43%

2014

Sierra Leone

Ebola

910

392

43%

2007

Tanzania

Rift Valley Fever

264

109

41%

2007

Sudan

Rift Valley Fever

601

211

35%

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