Newborn at Congo orphanage dies of Ebola, highlighting risks faced by children
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 10 - After her mother died in late May, baby Buswaza was brought to a church-run orphanage in eastern Congo where the nuns quickly discovered the newborn was running a fever. Within days, she died from what they later found out was Ebola.
A newborn baby has died from Ebola at an orphanage in eastern Congo, just days after being brought to the facility. The infant, named Buswaza, was admitted to the church-run orphanage after her mother's death in late May. Staff noticed the newborn had a fever, and her subsequent death was later confirmed to be from the Ebola virus.
This tragic event underscores the extreme vulnerability of children, especially infants, to deadly diseases like Ebola in regions with limited healthcare infrastructure.
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