Congo, viral disease

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
WHO offers possible explanation for Congo mystery disease deaths after reporting spread of suspected cases
The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.
Mystery disease kills more than 50 in DRC: What we know so far
Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’
Fears mystery illness ‘could spread to other countries’ after infecting over 400 in Congo
An outbreak of an unknown virus which has already killed more than 50 people risks spreading beyond the borders of Congo, experts said. Medics have so far been unable to identify the illness from samples taken from among over 400 people infected.
CDC says it is monitoring mysterious deadly disease in Congo
The CDC is closely monitoring an "unknown disease” that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a statement on Monday.
Another mystery disease outbreak in DR Congo: What we know
Is a new virus causing a disease outbreak and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or is the cause already known to science?
What to know about the mystery disease in Congo that has killed over 50 people
A mystery illness has caused 60 deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the outbreaks was preliminarily linked to children who had eaten a bat carcass.
Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause
The World Health Organization speculated that a mass poisoning event was behind the deaths of 60 people. But African experts ...
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 ...
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An update on the ‘mystery illness’ in DRC
On Saturday, renowned geneticist and former longtime NIH director Francis Collins announced that he has retired, leaving an ...
Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo
The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and ...
A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern ...
First symptoms of mystery illness that killed 50 people within hours revealed
Doctors on the ground say the interval between the onset of symptoms – which include fever, vomiting and internal bleeding – ...