6 Weeks Old Baby Survives Ebola

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A baby who has been dubbed ‘miracle’ baby has survived Ebola. The child who is simply called baby Benedicta and just six-week-old survived a deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo. The child reportedly caught the disease as a newborn.”The little girl is called Benedicte and she was born on Oct. 31, so she’s about one and a half months old,’’ Jessica Ilunga, a spokesperson for the ministry told DPA on Friday. the child’s mother, however, died during childbirth while also infected with Ebola. Benedicta is now the youngest person to recover from the virus in this outbreak, the ministry said.She is now home with her father and aunt. Photo Credit: Getty

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