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Mystery disease kills over 50 in DR Congo after children ate bat and fell ill

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The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which began on January 21, is characterized by symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, and fatigue. At least 431 cases have been reported, with a fatality rate of 12.3 percent. The symptoms are similar to those associated with deadly viruses like Ebola, dengue, Marburg, and yellow fever. In most cases, death follows symptom onset within 48 hours.

  1. GB
    Michael Head
    University of Southampton
    1. A genuinely new illness, as we saw with Covid-19, of course can happen but is very rare.
    2. Usually, it's a bug … that we know about but haven't yet diagnosed in that particular outbreak.

Unknown Disease in Congo

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sources

  1. 1.The Washington Post
  2. 2.South China Morning Post
  3. 3.Daily Sabah

perspectives

  1. 1.Ethnic tensions
  2. 2.Vaccination
  3. 3.Pandemic
  4. 4.DRC under Félix Tshisekedi
  5. 5.Rwanda under Paul Kagame
  6. 6.Monkey Pox
  7. 7.Ebola Virus

countries

  1. 1.BurundiBI
  2. 2.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  3. 3.CongoCG
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.CambodiaKH
  6. 6.RwandaRW

organizations

  1. 1.M23CD
  2. 2.World Health Organization
  3. 3.Bikoro Hospital
  4. 4.Pasteur Institute
  5. 5.International Federation of Red Cross Red CrescentCH
  6. 6.National Institute for Biomedical Research
  7. 7.UN Human Rights Council
  8. 8.University of Southampton
  9. 9.UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

persons

  1. 1.Serge Ngalebato
  2. 2.Félix TshisekediCD
  3. 3.Judith Suminwa Tuluka
  4. 4.Michael HeadGB

technicals

  1. 1.Kavumu Airport
Mystery disease kills over 50 in DR Congo after children ate bat and fell ill