Toddler was ‘patient zero’ in ebola crisis

A toddler known as ‘patient zero’ who died before Christmas is believed to be the first victim who sparked the ebola crisis.

The two-year-old child died in a Guinea border town shortly before Christmas — although the first outbreak was not recognised until three months later.

He died in southeastern Guinea, near the town of Gueckedou on December 6, the New England Journal of Medicine reported.