More than 50 people have died in two clusters of unknown illnesses in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, global health ...

A yet-unidentified illness has killed 53 people and potentially infected hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of the ...

The disease, which has infected more than 400 people and killed 53 within a few weeks, “poses a significant public health ...

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December ...

In a February 16 bulletin, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that “two clusters of cases and deaths from an unknown disease have emerged” in the country’s Équateur Province, with a total of 431 ...

Over 50 deaths have been linked to an "unknown disease" in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January. Nearly half ...

World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after ...

The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and ...

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At least 53 people have died from a fast-spreading illness in two villages, with symptoms proving fatal within 48 hours. The World Health Organization has been monitoring the outbreak since January.

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.