Congo mystery illness: 53 people die within hours of 'hemorrhagic fever' symptoms - with first victims eating a bat - Medical ...

World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after ...

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern ...

WHO officials have identified two outbreaks of a mystery illness in the area that has sickened hundreds and killed over 50 ...

Medics have so far been unable to identify the illness from samples taken from among over 400 people infected. All samples ...

A yet-unidentified illness has killed 53 people and potentially infected hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of the ...

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, with 419 cases recorded and 53 deaths.

Symptoms of the illness include fever, vomiting, and internal bleeding, with most patients dying within 48 hours of onset.

The institute emphasised the urgent need for enhanced disease surveillance, improved diagnostics, and increased public ...

Concerns are growing in Congo after an unidentified illness is spreading through the country, causing 'haemorrhagic symptoms' and killing more than 50.

Jerry Guides (pronounced Gi-des), a resident of Barangay Zamora-Melliza, was taken to the hospital on February 10, 2025 and ...