{"id":1567,"date":"2026-06-10T14:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1567"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:43:36","slug":"newborn-at-congo-orphanage-dies-of-ebola-highlighting-risks-faced-by-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1567","title":{"rendered":"Newborn at Congo orphanage dies of Ebola, highlighting risks faced by children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 10 (Reuters) &#8211; 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 \u200bnewborn was running a fever. Within days, she died from what they later found out was Ebola.<\/div><div>Carers and medics said that after her death six \u200cother babies were identified as suspected Ebola cases at the orphanage of 69 children in Bunia &#8211; a city in Ituri province at the epicentre of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/div><div>They were taken to hospital, where five of them later tested negative and were discharged from an isolation tent at the Evangelical Medical Centre (CME) on Tuesday by medics in full protective suits to smiling nuns.<\/div><div>&#8220;We thank the hospital staff, \u200bwe are very grateful,&#8221; said Sister Clarisse, carrying a baby in a pink hooded gown.<\/div><div>One baby &#8211; an orphan triplet girl nicknamed &#8220;Cherie&#8221; or &#8220;darling&#8221; who is less than a year \u200bold &#8211; remains in hospital with confirmed Ebola, medics and carers told Reuters.<\/div><div>Dr. Freddy Kibwana, head of the CME, told Reuters on Wednesday that \u2060her health had deteriorated in the past few hours. &#8220;The intensive care team and paediatricians are evaluating her,&#8221; he said. He added that one of the nuns from the orphanage is \u200balso at the facility with Ebola and appeared to have few symptoms of the disease.<\/div><h2>NUNS PRAY FOR THOSE WITH EBOLA<\/h2><div>Children and babies can easily become vectors for the disease through bodily \u200bfluids like vomit, faeces and saliva which are highly infectious when people have Ebola.<\/div><div>As well as the hospitalised baby, three of the deceased newborn&#8217;s carers including the nun have tested positive for Ebola, aid workers and medics said.<\/div><div>The sisters at the orphanage, established by Belgian nuns in the colonial era, are praying for them.<\/div><div>\u201cWe are nuns but we are also humans and it has been very emotional,&#8221; one sister told \u200bReuters, asking for anonymity for fear of being associated with Ebola and stigmatised.<\/div><div>Buswaza, who lived less than two weeks, is one of the youngest victims of the epidemic that has \u200bso far infected nearly 600 people and killed at least 115 people across Congo.<\/div><div>As well as fluids like blood and saliva, Ebola has been detected in amniotic fluid and the placenta, the World Health \u200cOrganization said, \u2060so it is possible her mother transmitted the virus to her in the womb or during childbirth.<\/div><div>If the mother caught the virus after giving birth, she may also have transmitted it to her child through breastmilk where the virus has also been detected.<\/div><h2>MALNUTRITION AND CONFLICT<\/h2><div>So far, children account for nearly a fifth or around 17% of the confirmed Ebola cases in the current outbreak, according to the U.N. children&#8217;s charity (UNICEF) based on preliminary data, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak. It is unknown \u200bhow many have died.<\/div><div>While young children represent a \u200bsmaller portion than other age groups, the \u2060World Health Organization said they may be at increased risk of severe outcomes and death.<\/div><div>But little data is available on this rare strain of the virus, Bundibugyo, and its impact on children, it said.<\/div><div>UNICEF says it is concerned that children&#8217;s chances of survival might be impacted \u200bby pre-existing health conditions in an area characterised by high malnutrition levels and patchy vaccination rates.<\/div><div>A 2023 survey in Ituri found \u200ba chronic global malnutrition rate \u2060of 52.1% for children under five. Many of the children at the orphanage are survivors of armed conflict across eastern Congo.<\/div><div>&#8220;In this fragile context, children could deteriorate more quickly if they become infected,&#8221; said UNICEF&#8217;s Douglas Noble, who leads on health emergencies and visited Bunia last month.<\/div><h2>CHILD-SIZED BODY BAGS<\/h2><div>Buswaza was buried in late May in a sealed, waterproof body bag to prevent the spread of \u2060the disease.<\/div><div>The \u200bInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it has stocks of child-sized body bags to \u200bconduct safe and dignified burials for children in the area.<\/div><div>Health teams now visit the orphanage daily to check the children and staff.<\/div><div>&#8220;This epidemic has hit an area already in humanitarian crisis,&#8221; said Babou Rukengeza, a senior health adviser \u200bwith Save the Children aid group. &#8220;This place is the only refuge for these children.&#8221;<\/div><div><address><div><div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Emma Farge\" class=\"wp-image-1499\" src=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/01aaf31b8d70c2260acc5fba62163755.avif\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div><div>Emma Farge<\/div><\/div><div><ul><li><span><div><svg><title>Email<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Linkedin<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Link<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/address><\/div><\/div><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1565\">SpaceX IPO demand is approaching four times oversubscribed, source says<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1561\">Jobs, rockets and a lawsuit: SpaceX\u2019s Texas town divides the valley it transformed<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1559\">US consumer prices increase as expected in May<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u200bnewborn was running a fever. 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