Some patients in mysterious outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo have malaria, early testing reveals
A mysterious illness outbreak that has sickened at least 416 people and killed 31 in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo may be at least partly caused by malaria, health officials said Tuesday.
“Mystery” Illness Strikes The Democratic Republic Of The Congo – What Do We Know?
An unidentified disease has reportedly affected over 400 people in the rural Kwango Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since October 2024. Some estimates have placed the number of deaths so far in excess of 140,
What’s causing the mysterious outbreak in Congo?
A mystery disease has sickened hundreds and killed dozens in Democratic Republic of Congo, yet it took more than a month for a report to be made to the World Health Organization.
WHO Provides Update About Disease X In Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The WHO released more information about the outbreak of Disease X in the DRC. Mainly affected children, the cause remains unknown.
A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert
The WHO has sent epidemiologists to the country to uncover the cause of the illness, which has killed more than 70 people, half of them children.
An "Unknown Disease" Has Killed 143 People In Democratic Republic Of Congo
An “unknown disease” has reportedly killed 143 people in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough, and anemia, but little is currently known about the illness.
Mysterious Disease X Kills Scores In Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Scores of people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers from the WHO are investigating the cause of this mysterious Disease X.
Mysterious Illness in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 406 Cases and 31 Deaths Reported
Congo Virus, 406 cases and 31 deaths have been reported due to an undiagnosed illness. Most of them are under five years old. The numbers refer to the period from October 24 to December 5, 2024,
WHO investigating unidentified illness which has killed at least 143 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization is sending a team into a rural southwest province of the DRC to investigate a recent outbreak of disease that has killed at least 143 people and sickened nearly 400. The cause of the outbreak remains to be determined.
WHO Clueless About Congo Disease Origin
The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the dark about the origin of a disease that has claimed lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Disease X: What is the illness spreading in Congo?
A mysterious' Disease X' is spreading in a remote region of Congo. It is almost impossible to treat an illness like the Disease X that's spreading in DR Congo-- when medics don't even know whether it is a viral or bacterial infection.
Most of 416 infected, 31 dead from mysterious illness in Congo are children, WHO says
Amid investigations into this mysterious disease, health officials have also had to respond to mpox outbreaks in the country.
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Foreign mercenaries on duty in Democratic Republic of Congo
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