Congo says mystery disease behind dozens of deaths of women ... - CBS News
3 days ago · "The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery …
1 day ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, health authorities said.. Congo authorities said last week that they suspected malaria in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least ...
Mystery illness in Congo could be severe malaria - NBC News
1 day ago · The illness was considered a mystery for weeks. It has killed at least 37 people and sickened 592, according to the Africa CDC. ... said at a news briefing. Congo’s health ministry told Reuters ...
Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria …
Dec 11, 2024 · KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria, according to results from laboratory samples of infected people, authorities said Wednesday. “Of the 12 samples taken, nine were positive for malaria but these samples were not of very good quality, so we are continuing to research to find out if this is ...
A mystery illness has killed dozens of people ... - Associated Press News
Dec 6, 2024 · Authorities in Congo have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern province of Kwango, Health Minister Roger Kamba said Thursday. The deaths were recorded between Nov. 10 and Nov. 25 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province.
Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens of ... - CBS News
Dec 9, 2024 · A mysterious illness, which the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling "disease X," has killed at least 31 people — mostly children — in the remote Panzi region of the ...
Fears in DRC as mystery disease kills dozens, mainly children
Between October 24 and December 11, there were 514 cases of the undiagnosed disease reported in eight of the 30 health areas in Panzi health zone, according to figures from the local health ...
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo …
Dec 3, 2024 · A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.
'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria - Live Science
1 day ago · Reuters covered the news, citing a statement from the Congo's health ministry that read, "The mystery has finally been solved." At the time, the case count was 592, with the earliest cases ...
Mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing ... - ABC News
Dec 11, 2024 · KINSHASA, Congo -- The mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria, according to results from laboratory samples of infected people, authorities said Wednesday.
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