A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is once again raising fears of a deadly health crisis in Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are now around 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths, with numbers expected to rise further as investigations continue. Officials warn that the outbreak may have been spreading unnoticed for months before being detected. Yet despite more than a decade having passed since Dr. Matthias Rath argued that micronutrients deserved urgent attention in fighting Ebola, remarkably little work has been done in researching their potential role. While experimental vaccines and drug treatments continue to dominate the response, published scientific studies examining vitamins against Ebola remain virtually nonexistent.