Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anaemia, provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba told reporters over the weekend. 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. WHO is aware of the unidentified disease and has a team on the ground working with local health services to collect samples, according to an organization employee who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to the media.

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Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria
4 days, 2 hours ago

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, health authorities said. Congo authorities said last week that they suspected malaria in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least 37 …

Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say
6 days, 19 hours ago

Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say

Al Jazeera  

Health authorities said the disease presents in the form of a respiratory illness. Health authorities on Tuesday said the disease, circulating in the southwestern Kwango province, presents in the form of a respiratory illness. Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the country’s Panzi health zone in November, as fears surmounted about the mysterious …

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo
1 week, 4 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo
1 week, 4 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed
1 week, 5 days ago

Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria, according to results from laboratory samples of infected people, authorities said Wednesday. On Tuesday, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, also said most of the samples tested positive for malaria, but noted it is …

WHO provides update on cause of ‘mystery disease’ in patients in Congo
1 week, 5 days ago

WHO provides update on cause of ‘mystery disease’ in patients in Congo

The Independent  

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'Mystery disease' victims in Congo have malaria, could be sick with multiple diseases: WHO
1 week, 5 days ago

'Mystery disease' victims in Congo have malaria, could be sick with multiple diseases: WHO

Firstpost  

Since late October, a ‘mystery disease’ has infected more than 400 and killed dozens in a rural southern province of Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo A Congolese nurse takes a sample from a suspected mpox patient in the treatment centre at the Kavumu hospital in Kabare territory, South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 29, 2024. REUTERS …

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?
1 week, 6 days ago

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?

India Today  

The United Nations has sent a health team to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 31 people, mostly children, have died due to a mysterious illness. While the World Health Organisation has referred to it as an "undiagnosed disease", many experts are referring it to as 'Disease X', a hypothetical pathogen that represents the unknown. As per the WHO, …

Some patients in mysterious outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo have malaria, early testing reveals
1 week, 6 days ago

Some patients in mysterious outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo have malaria, early testing reveals

CNN  

CNN — A mysterious illness outbreak that has sickened at least 416 people and killed 31 in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo may be at least partly caused by malaria, health officials said Tuesday. World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that of 12 initial samples collected from patients, 10 tested positive for malaria, …

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert
54 years, 11 months ago

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert

Wired  

Deaths in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from an as-yet unidentified disease are continuing to rise. The results of testing should be available either later today or tomorrow, Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a press conference earlier today. “Initial diagnoses lead us to think it is a …

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating
2 weeks, 3 days ago

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The World Health Organization said Friday it was deploying experts to investigate a mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks. Authorities in Congo have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern province of Kwango, Health Minister …

DR Congo's mystery disease: Lab reports soon on outbreak killing kids under 5 and adults over 25
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

DR Congo's mystery disease: Lab reports soon on outbreak killing kids under 5 and adults over 25

Firstpost  

The samples of five infected patients have been sent for testing. The health ministry said that the outbreak began in late October but was only detected in December Doctors might be able to unravel the mystery of the illness wreaking havoc in a remote part of DR Congo after test results are made available in the next one or two …

Congo Government Says It's 'On Alert' Over Mystery Flu-Like Disease That Killed Dozens
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Congo Government Says It's 'On Alert' Over Mystery Flu-Like Disease That Killed Dozens

Huff Post  

Congo's Health Minister Roger Kamba speaks, during a press conference, in Congo, Kinshasa, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. via Associated Press 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 killed dozens of people. Authorities in Congo have so far …

Congo on high alert as mystery flu-like disease claims 71 lives, half of victims children
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Congo on high alert as mystery flu-like disease claims 71 lives, half of victims children

Live Mint  

Public health officials in Africa are closely monitoring a mystery flu-like disease in Congo, which has claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. Health Minister Roger Kamba confirmed that 71 deaths have been reported, including 27 in hospitals and 44 in the community, in the southern Kwango province. Dieudonne Mwamba, the head of the National Institute for Public Health, highlighted …

Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Associated Press  

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 killed dozens of people. Authorities in Congo have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern Kwango province, …

Congo govt says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congo govt says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

New Indian Express  

KINSHASA: 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 killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that more details about the disease should be known in the next 48 hours …

Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

LA Times  

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 killed dozens of people. Authorities in Congo have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern Kwango province, health minister Roger …

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo

Salon  

An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. At the time, sources told Salon spread of mpox across the world could have been avoided if the DRC had the resources to contain the spread of mpox in the first place, pointing to …

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

KINSHASA: The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox cases in the last four weeks, compared to 12,802 four weeks prior, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said during an online briefing. The Democratic Republic of …

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says
2 months, 1 week ago

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says

The Independent  

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

The Independent  

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Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

The Hindu  

Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or …

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Associated Press  

KAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is “truly a challenge” — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility’s …

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?

New Indian Express  

KAVUMU: Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is "truly a challenge" — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility's capacity for …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. That is less than 15% of the 3 million doses authorities have said are needed to end the mpox outbreaks in Congo, the epicenter …

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week

The Independent  

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Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its “growing” threat on the continent. While mpox has been reported in 12 of Africa’s 54 countries during these outbreaks, the vast central African nation of Congo has …

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?
4 months ago

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?

India TV News  

Mpox outbreak: Authorities across the world are on high alert as cases of Monkeypox, which was declared a global health emergency last week, continue to rise globally. A severe strain of the mpox virus, previously causing panic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is now spreading rapidly through Kenya and several other African nations, prompting serious concern among health authorities. …

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
4 months ago

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency

New Indian Express  

GOMA, Congo: Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She and her husband live in the Bulengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, a region that is …

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as Africa CDC declares public health emergency
4 months, 1 week ago

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as Africa CDC declares public health emergency

The Hindu  

Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa’s top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency. On Tuesday, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared a public health emergency of …

Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa so far this year, but few treatments and vaccines available
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa so far this year, but few treatments and vaccines available

Associated Press  

BANGUI, Central African Republic — African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Wednesday that mpox, also known as monkeypox, has now …

Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa in the last year, but few treatments and vaccines available
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa in the last year, but few treatments and vaccines available

The Independent  

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Republic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions
9 months, 1 week ago

Republic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions

Associated Press  

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual transmission was first confirmed on the continent last year. The World Health Organization said in November it had confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in …

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
1 year, 1 month ago

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health authorities reporting more than 150 suspected deaths and over 8,000 suspected …

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
1 year, 1 month ago

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

The Independent  

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Uganda Ebola outbreak in 5 points - 23 deaths linked so far: 'No cure but...'
2 years, 2 months ago

Uganda Ebola outbreak in 5 points - 23 deaths linked so far: 'No cure but...'

Hindustan Times  

Uganda has reported 18 confirmed cases and 18 probable cases of Ebola so far, reported the country's ministry of health - fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak for which a vaccine has not yet been found. The Uganda health ministry has confirmed 18 cases of the Ebola disease from the Mubende, Kyegegwa, and Kassanda districts. A total of 23 people …

Guinea Health Chief Declares Ebola Outbreak an 'Epidemic' as 7 Confirmed Cases Emerge
3 years, 10 months ago

Guinea Health Chief Declares Ebola Outbreak an 'Epidemic' as 7 Confirmed Cases Emerge

News 18  

The head of Guinea’s health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst of an Ebola “epidemic situation” with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths. “Very early this morning, the Conakry laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus,” Sakoba Keita said after an emergency meeting in the capital. The cases marked the …

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