Overview
- The French case, confirmed Wednesday, June 24, involves a humanitarian doctor who flew from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was admitted to a specialist hospital in stable condition.
- French health authorities have isolated the patient and identified close contacts from the same flight for monitoring and precautionary quarantine.
- Global confirmed Ebola cases have passed 1,000 and UNICEF says about 2.95 million children and adolescents in 31 health zones in eastern DRC face elevated risk because essential services are breaking down.
- UNICEF data show children made roughly 15% of confirmed cases and more than 25% of confirmed deaths as of June 19, and more than 130 children in Ituri province have been orphaned by the outbreak.
- Uganda has reported cases and two adult deaths with multiple contacts quarantined, underlining ongoing regional transmission that is stressing local health services and international surveillance systems.