73 forecasters

Will the current Ebola outbreak in the DRC be ongoing after February 2020?

80%chance

80%chance

ResolvedYes

ResolvedYes

The community gave this a 80% chance, and it resolved Yes.

Forecast Timeline

Authors:

Opened:

Jun 13, 2019

Closes:

Sep 30, 2019

Resolved:

Feb 29, 2020

Spot Scoring Time:

Jun 15, 2019

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