Unknown disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo
At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says. The health ministry says the majority of people who have died are between the ages of 15 and 18.
Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report
An unidentified disease has killed 79 people and sickened 376, according to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Security.
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.
Congo Reports Dozens Dead From Unknown Disease
Congo officials are reporting at least 67 people have died from an unknown illness as health authorities work to identify the problem.
Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say
An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters. Infected people had flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches,
A Mysterious Illness Is Killing People in Southwestern Congo
A potential outbreak of a flu-like illness has killed nearly 150 people in the region, mostly children over 15.
Mystery Disease Sweeps Congo Leaving 143 Dead
Medical experts have been dispatched to Congo where a mysterious flu-like illness has left up to 143 people dead, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The deaths were recorded over a two week period in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province.
Mystery Disease Kills At Least 27 In DR Congo
The illness, which causes fever, headaches and a cough, has so far affected people of all ages including children.
An unknown disease in Congo has left dozens dead, officials say
An unknown disease has killed at least 67 people over a two-week span in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between Nov. 10 and Nov. 25 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province.
Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. The deputy provincial governor, Rémy Saki, told The Associated Press that between 67 and 243 people died from the mysterious disease,
'Extremely worrying': Mystery flu-like disease kills up to 143 people in two weeks in southwestern Congo as officials rush to identify illness
A mystery disease has killed up to 143 people in southwestern Congo as officials investigate to identify the illness.
Unknown ‘flu-like’ disease ‘targeting women & children’ kills 143 people in just TWO WEEKS as WHO launches urgent probe
AN UNKNOWN “flu-like” disease targeting women and children has killed 143 within two weeks. Those infected in Congo have ...
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after up to 143 deaths
FILE - People walk in front of a hospital in Congo on Nov. 4, 2021. Up to 143 have died from a mysterious, flu-like disease ...