Congo disease outbreak

2024 - 12 - 9

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Mystery disease kills dozens in Congo – what we know so far (Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance)

Several dozen people have died from an unknown disease in the DRC, and unknown numbers have become ill. This is why we need better disease surveillance.

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Still No Clarity About Mystery Disease In DRC, But All Severe Cases ... (Health Policy Watch)

There is still no clarity about the cause of the mystery disease affecting people in the Panzi district of Kwango province in south-west Democratic ...

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Why we still don't know what's causing the mystery disease in the ... (Euronews)

There are a few potential culprits behind a mystery outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but a lack of ...

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Undiagnosed disease in Congo puts children, malnourished at risk ... (Reuters)

A mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading mainly among children and putting severely malnourished people at risk, according to the ...

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'Disease X' Outbreak Widens as UN Sends Health Team to Congo (Bloomberg)

More cases of a mysterious flu-like illness labeled “Disease X” were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the World Health Organization has ...

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Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens of people ... (CBS News)

The WHO says 406 cases of the disease have been recorded and that more than half of those who died were children younger than 5.

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WHO continues to probe mystery disease outbreak in Congo (Ghana News Agency)

In the remote Panzi region, located more than 700 kilometres from the capital Kinshasa, 406 cases have been reported with 31 deaths, the WHO said in a statement ...

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Mystery Disease X outbreak in Congo kills more children as health ... (Daily Mail)

Local officials say the disease has now sickened 416 people - up 10 percent or 37 infections from the 376 cases reported last week.

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Officials continue probe on DR Congo mystery illness (CIDRAP)

Officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have still not been able to identify the pathogen causing an outbreak of a mysterious respiratory ...

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Africa CDC Deploys Experts on Investigation Mission for Disease ... (africacdc.org)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 December – From 5 to 7 December, the Director General of Africa CDC, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, travelled to the DRC to engage with ...

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Unraveling the Mystery in the DRC's Disease Outbreak (The New York Academy of Sciences)

A recent outbreak of an undiagnosed illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the radar of public health professionals.

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