Ebola cases 2000 - 2013

I have been seeing/hearing some people claiming that the lack of an Ebola vaccine is sign of racism.

There have been few Ebola cases before this outbreak, not enough to pay drug companies for research. There are many more people in this country with MS, Parkinson's, Lupus, and little effective treatment. Not everything is racial. And why don't African countries develop an Ebola vaccine, since that has been where the problem is?

For 2000 - 2012, I found the following totals, based on the following CDC article and follow-up links. I don't know about 2013, couldn't find any.

Total cases (probable and confirmed) 920
Total deaths 626

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/history/summaries.html

Ebola Outbreaks 2000-2014
This section has archived postings of outbreaks that have occurred since the year 2000.

The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest in history and the first Ebola epidemic the world has ever known — affecting multiple countries in West Africa.

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2012 Total cases (probable and confirmed) 108
Total deaths 57

As of December 2, 2012, the Ugandan Ministry of Health reported 7 cumulative cases (probable and confirmed) of Ebola virus infection, including 4 deaths, in the Luwero District of central Uganda.

Democratic Republic of Congo The November 26 Press Release reports a final total of 77 cases, including 36 laboratory-confirmed cases, 17 probable and 24 suspect cases, with a total of 36 deaths.

On July 28, 2012, the Uganda Ministry of Health reported an outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in the Kibaale District of Uganda. A total of 24 human cases (probable and confirmed only), 17 of which were fatal, were reported starting at the beginning of July. Laboratory tests of blood samples, conducted by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), confirmed Ebola virus in 11 patients, four of whom died.

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2011

On May 14, 2011, the Ugandan Ministry of Health informed the public that a patient with suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic fever died on May 6, 2011 in the Luwero district, Uganda.

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2008 - 2010 no cases reported

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2007 Total cases (probable and confirmed) 398
Total deaths 220

Uganda Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak. As the outbreak neared conclusion in January 2008, the total number of suspected cases was 149, with 37 deaths.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak. On October 1, 2007, the total of suspected cases was 249 with 183 deaths.

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2005 - 2006 no cases reported

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2004: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in south Sudan.

20 cases, including 5 deaths

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2003: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in The Republic of the Congo

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2003_12_03/en/

As of 2 December 2003, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of the Congo has reported a total of 47 cases, including 28 deaths, of Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) in Mbomo District, Cuvette Ouest Department

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2002: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Gabon and The Republic of the Congo

Total cases (probable and confirmed) 92
Total deaths 69

Gabon: On 20 March 2002, the Gabonese Ministry of Health reported 60 confirmed cases, including 50 deaths.

Republic of the Congo: As of 22 March 2002, 32 confirmed cases, including 19 deaths have been reported in villages in Cuvette region, Republic of the Congo.

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2001: Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon/The Republic of the Congo

As of 30 December, 30 confirmed cases (14 laboratory and 16 epidemiologically linked), including 22 deaths, have been reported. An additional 5 suspected cases are under investigation in Gabon.

Of the 30 cases, 18 were detected in Gabon and 12 in the neighbouring villages of the Republic of the Congo.

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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5005a1.htm

Outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever ---Uganda, August 2000--January 2001

As of January 23, 2001, 425 presumptive* case-patients with 224 (53%) deaths attributed to EHF were recorded from three districts in Uganda: 393 (93%) from Gulu, 27 (6%) from Masindi, and five (1%) from Mbarara. The combined area comprises approximately 11,700 square miles (31,000 square kilometers; 2000 combined population: 1.8 million)