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Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'
- A six-year-old girl and her mother who were taken from a Butembo hospital by armed men have been found 18km away and the child is reported to be stable and doing well.
- Attacks on Ebola treatment centres and distrust of health teams — including attempts to reclaim bodies and burning of isolation tents — are hampering efforts and stoking local fear.
- The outbreak (caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain) is still evolving and serious; there’s currently no vaccine, and WHO and Africa CDC are ramping up support and surveillance.
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