<br /> <p>A UNICEF team has responded</a> to an Ebola outbreak that was reported in Bikoro, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 8.</p><p>The team traveled from the Mbandaka, more than 100 kilometers north of Bikoro, to assess the situation.</p><p>The UN said</a> that this was the ninth Ebola outbreak since the virus was discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1976. Four people were killed by a 2017 outbreak in Bas-Uélé province.</p><p>The World Health Organization on May 13 said</a> 18 deaths had been reported in connection with the latest outbreak, though the virus had not been confirmed in all cases.</p><p>This footage is described as showing supplies being delivered to Bikoro on May 12. Credit: UNICEF via Storyful</p><br />
