January 1999 Filovirus Outbreak

When this outbreak first began in January of 1999, it was thought to be Ebola. Later investigations indicated that this outbreak was not caused by Ebola, but by its sister, Marburg.

References:
• "Ebola apparently kills 46 in Congo." Nando Media. 30 April 1999.
• PRO/EDR> Hemorrhagic fever, Ebola suspected - Congo, Dem. Rep. ProMed Ahead. 30 April 1999.
• "50 killed in suspected Ebola outbreak in Congo." CNN Interactive. 1 May 1999.
• PRO/EDR> Hemorrhagic fever, Ebola suspected - Congo, Dem. Rep. (02). ProMed Ahead. 2 May 1999.
• "Possible Ebola outbreak kills 63 in Congo." CNN Interactive. 3 May 1999.
• PRO/AH/EDR> Hemorrhagic fever, Ebola suspected - Congo, DR (03). ProMed Ahead. 4 May 1999.
• "Ebola-like fever kills Congo gold miners." CNN Interactive. 4 May 1999.
• "Suspected viral haemorrhagic fever in Democratic Republic of Congo - Update." WHO Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response. 5 May 1999.
• PRO/AH/EDR> Hemorrhagic fever NOT Ebola - Congo, DR. ProMed Ahead. 5 May 1999.
• "Doctors say Congo epidemic looks less like Ebola." CNN Interactive. 5 May 1999.
• PRO/AH/EDR> Hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus - Congo, DR. ProMed Ahead. 6 May 1999.
• "Death toll in DR Congo fever outbreak hits 72." CNN Interactive. 6 May 1999.
• "Marburg disease in Democratic Republic of Congo - Update 2." WHO Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response. 6 May 1999.