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,
Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens of people in Congo, WHO says
The WHO says 406 cases of the disease have been recorded and that more than half of those who died were children younger than 5.
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.
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.
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.
Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed
Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria
Mystery deadly ‘Disease X’ spreads in Congo as WHO struggles to trace origin
The World Health Organization has recorded more than 400 cases of a mysterious, deadly, flu-like illness dubbed “Disease X” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is struggling to uncover its origins.
‘Disease X’ Trackers Confront Logistics Quagmire in Congo
Scientists racing against time to contain an outbreak of a mysterious flu-like illness in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have more to contend with than identifying its cause.
Disease X: 30 Die in Congo Amid Search for Mystery Illness
More than 400 people have become ill, and between 31 and 143 have died, due to an undiagnosed illness in central Africa.
Mysterious ‘Disease X’ kills dozens of people in Congo
The disease emerged in the Panzi health zone, which is a remote part of Kwango province along the Congolese border with Angola.
Child-safe mpox vaccine due to arrive in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Japanese-made vaccine should arrive in the country as early as next week, as the number of cases continues to surge.
Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report
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