Some samples arrived to WHO's lab in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, about 48 hours by car from the Panzi health zone, which is why the disease has taken so long to identify.

Congo officials are reporting at least 67 people have died from an unknown illness as health authorities work to identify the problem. ... Congo Reports Dozens Dead From Unknown Disease.

T he World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a worrying mystery illness is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The unknown disease has so far sickened hundreds and ...

In December 2024, an unknown outbreak in Congo was ultimately identified as malaria. There has been a rise in diseases ...

An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms ...

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

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Reuters) - An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — 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 ...

Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say. By Reuters. December 3, 2024 1:45 PM UTC Updated December 3, 2024 A logo of the World Health Organization (WHO ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country's Panzi health zone is a severe form of malaria.