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 the 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.
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.
What we know about the deadly mystery illnesses affecting hundreds in Congo
The first cases occurred after children ate bats. Now hundreds of people in two villages are sick and more than 50 are dead.
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.
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.
CDC says it is monitoring unknown disease in Congo
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a statement on
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 ...
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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’ ...
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 ...
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 ...
USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working
Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in ...
Two clusters of unknown illness kill more than 50 in Congo
More than 50 people have died in two clusters of unknown illnesses in northwest Congo, global health authorities said.
Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers
Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster ...
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UNHCR calls for continued protection and assistance for Congolese fleeing escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today issued a new position on returns to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), advising that Congolese nationals fleeing the conflict, as well as those ...