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Mystery illness Congo: Symptoms, cases, spread, and what we know about the deadly DRC disease
The World Health Organization has confirmed multiple outbreak clusters of an unidentified illness. Hundreds have become sick and dozens have died. The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a worrying mystery illness is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC
More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
Mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo kills more than 50 people in a matter of hours
An unknown disease that poses a ‘significant public health threat’ has already killed more than 50 people. The disease started on January 21 in the village of Boloko, in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ), after three children ate a dead bat, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa office.
Over 400 sick and at least 50 dead from 'unknown disease' in Congo
Over 50 deaths have been linked to an "unknown disease" in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January. Nearly half occurred within 48 hours of the symptoms' start.
Unknown disease kills more than 50 people in Congo—WHO
An unknown disease has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently investigating the outbreak of an unknown illness in one region within the Democratic Republic of Congo,
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo
An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, according to the World Health Organization,

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