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Congo mystery disease "investigation deepens" as deadly, unidentified illness spreads, WHO says

The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.

The New York Times · 2d

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 Marburg have been ruled out.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Deadly Illness in Congo May Be Malaria, Health Officials Say

The World Health Organization said in a statement it had identified 1,096 cases and 60 deaths fitting the definition of the illness. "For now, our diagnosis is malaria, and we also suspect food poisoning,

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Mystery Disease Linked to Bats Kills Scores in Congo

The fast-spreading mystery illness has killed scores of people, with nearly half dying within 48 hours of showing symptoms, the World Health Organization said.

Associated Press · 1d

WHO says unidentified illness in Congo has killed dozens

Dozens of people have died and hundreds have become sick after an unknown illness appeared in Congo’s northwestern Equateur province, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said Tuesday during a UN briefing.

justthenews1d

Unknown virus in Congo kills over 50 people, including children who consumed a bat

Over 50 people are dead in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an unknown virus, according to the World ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1d

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’ ...

U.S. Cancels Ebola Aid in Uganda Despite Elon Musk’s Claims

THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president's Cabinet that the U.S. had ...

Greek Reporter2d

Mysterious Illness Kills 50 People Within Hours of Symptoms, Alarming Doctors

A mysterious illness in Congo, Africa killed over 50 people within 48 hours as health officials race to find the cause.

insideHPC1d

Exascale: Argonne-led Team Trains AI to Take on Infectious Threats with Frontier and Aurora

ASCR, the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, has ...

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Rwanda’s Mine-dwelling Bats Linked to Deadly Marburg Outbreak

A tin mine in Kigali has been identified as the source of Rwanda’s first Marburg virus outbreak, which killed 15 people and ...

The Sun29d

Second major Ebola outbreak declared this week as 9 killed and ‘deadly cousin’ virus with 90% mortality rate spreads

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Tanzania, nine people have died after testing positive for the Marburg virus, a highly infectious cousin of Ebola. The patient in Uganda, a 32-year-old male nurse ...

IPPMEDIA10d

WHO donates medical outfits worth $30,000 to curtail Marburg outbreak

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg ...

citizen12d

MoH intensifies border screening for Ebola, Marburg virus

The Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and screening at all 26 ports of entry into the country in the wake of ...

Atlanta Daily World51m

The Power of Challenging the Black ‘Achievement Gap’

The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images ...

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