Toll climbs as Congo's Ebola outbreak faces violence and shortages

Ebola has killed 1,033 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, part of its 17th outbreak, with 2,536 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine, is spreading amid insecurity in eastern Congo, attacks on clinics, and shortages of basic supplies, hindering containment. Some misinformation and burial restrictions compound challenges, while the outbreak has reached neighboring Uganda with relatively few confirmed cases.