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☆ WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The town of Kavumu where there has been an outbreak of mpox in Kabare territory, South Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango province, where they will deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause of the illness, which local authorities said killed 143 people in November. Laboratory tests are being conducted to determine the cause, the WHO said, adding that it would share more information as soon as it was available.

Organizations: Democratic, World Health Organization, WHO Locations: Kavumu, Kabare, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congo, Panzi, Kwango

A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health officials there. The unidentified illness has killed 79 people and sickened 376 as of Tuesday, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Security. The health ministry said that the remains of anyone who has died after experiencing similar symptoms should not be handled without the involvement of authorized health authorities, and it asked people to report any suspicious illnesses or unusual deaths. Emergency public health officials have been dispatched to the region, according to the ministry. The World Health Organization told NBC News that it is aware of reports of an unidentified disease and is working with local authorities.

Persons: “, Tarik Jašarević Organizations: Democratic, country's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene, Social Security, Reuters, Associated Press, World Health Organization, NBC News, U.S . Centers for Disease Control Locations: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwango, Congo

☆ Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Kinshasa, Congo AP —A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between Nov. 10 and Nov. 25 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anaemia, provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba told reporters over the weekend. The deputy provincial governor, Rémy Saki, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that between 67 and 143 people had died. Congo is already plagued by the mpox epidemic, with more than 47,000 suspected cases and over 1,000 suspected deaths from the disease in the Central African country, according to the World Health Organization.

Persons: Apollinaire Yumba, Rémy Saki, ”, Yumba, wasn’t Organizations: Congo AP, Associated Press, World Health Organization, WHO Locations: Kinshasa, Congo, Kwango province, Central

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