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

According to WHO, almost half died within 48 hours of falling ill, showing symptoms including fever, pain, vomiting and ...

The WHO Africa office said the quick progression from sickness to death in Boloko is a key concern, along with the high ...

Over 50 deaths have been linked to an "unknown disease" in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January. Nearly half ...

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 has caused over 50 deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the outbreaks was preliminarily linked to children who had eaten a bat carcass.

The disease, which has infected more than 400 people and killed 53 within a few weeks, “poses a significant public health ...

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December ...

The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases. A medical official says that ...

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

An 'unknown' disease that can kill within 48 hours of onset symptoms has left 53 people dead in the northwest region of the ...