Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'

Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEmery MakumenoBBC Africa, KinshasaReutersEbola is spread by contact with bodily fluidsA six-year-old Ebola patient, who Congolese authorities were searching for after armed men stormed the hospital where she was being treated, has been found and is "doing well", a local health official has told the BBC.On Wednesday, Dr Lubambo Maboko Gaston said that a girl and her mother had been taken by "very angry" men from a hospital in the eastern city of Butembo, two days previously.It is unclear whether the men were known to the child, but suspicion and fear surrounding Ebola treatment centres have been rife during the current outbreak.On Friday, Gaston said the child and mother had turned up at an Ebola treatment centre roughly 18km (11 miles) from Butembo."Her condition is currently considered stable," Dr Gaston said of the child.Ebola treatment facilities have come under attack multiple times during the ongoing outbreak, in which more than 230 deaths and 890 cases have been confirmed.What is Ebola and why is stopping the latest outbreak so difficult?'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safelyRecovery of Ebola patients offers rare moments of joy at epicentre of outbreakLast month, police in the town of Mongbwalu fired shots in the air after angry crowds attempted to reclaim the bodies of loved ones who had died at a health facility.Days before, crowds set fire to isolation tents in hospital in Rwampara - a town 85km (53 miles) south-east of Mongbwalu - after they were prevented from taking the body of a man thought to have died from Ebola.The body of an Ebola victim is highly infectious and can lead to the virus spreading further when prepared for burial. Ensuring that burials are carried out safely is a key concern for health official trying to tackle the out...