Mysterious ‘Disease X’ spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo
A strange new illness is spreading through a remote part of the world, leaving dozens dead – and experts fearing the worst. Fever. Headache. Joint pain. Cough. A runny nose. They sound like common symptoms. But a strange new virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is killing about 7.6 per cent of those who catch it.
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,
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.
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.
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.
WHO deploys a team of experts to Congo to help investigate mysterious disease
The agency's regional director for Africa said "all efforts are underway" to identify the illness that has killed 143 people.
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.
Mystery Illness Outbreak in Congo May Be Malaria
Dr. Abraar Karan, an infectious disease physician at Stanford Medicine, told NBC News that the Congo outbreak “does raise alarm bells” because of its location. Humans and wild
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
Congo's Mystery Disease Might Be Malaria: Authorities
Health officials revealed Congo's mysterious illness causing flu-like symptoms and dozens of deaths could be malaria.
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