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Time series models using vector autoregression were constructed using violent event data confined to the outbreak region from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset (ACLED), in combination with EVD incidence reporting from the World Health Organization and DRC Ministry of Health, to examine intervariable temporal relationships, paired with Granger causality testing to assess both uni- and multidirectional associations. Violent events against aid workers and Granger-causing EVD incidence were found to be significant across 2 principal lag-ranges, 8 to 14 days and 22 to 29 days, both suggesting plausible causal associations. The multivariate model for violent events and violence-related fatalities Granger-causing EVD incidence was also found to be significant at lags greater than 9, reinforcing the plausible causal association. 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