A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo - NPR

Reports of hundreds of suspected cases linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain underscore the outbreak's scale and the lack of an established vaccine. With suspected cases now topping 1,000 and the first confirmed case reported in France involving a returning humanitarian worker, the outbreak poses heightened regional and international concern and increases urgency for surveillance, vaccine research, and protective measures. Unicef's warning that almost 3 million children and adolescents in eastern DR Congo are at risk and that over 130 children have been orphaned emphasizes urgent needs for child protection and social support alongside clinical response efforts.