Congo, malaria

Congo says mystery disease behind dozens of deaths of women and children finally identified as severe malaria
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
Congo's health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria. What to know.
Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the southwestern Kwango province in November.
Mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo is severe malaria, local authorities say
A mystery disease that has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent weeks has been identified as severe malaria, local health officials have reportedly said. Officials in the Central African country reported earlier this month that hundreds of people - mostly children under five years old - had gotten sick with an unknown flu-like illness in the southwestern Kwango province,
Unknown disease in Congo revealed to be severe malaria, health authorities say
The disease had killed 143 people in the country’s Panzi health zone in November 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mystery ‘Disease X’ ripping through Congo finally identified after 143 deaths and 592 cases
THE mystery disease ripping through the Democratic Republic of Congo has been identified, the country’s health ministry has said. The pathogen has claimed at least 143 lives since it began
Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed
Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria.
‘Disease X’ has killed dozens in the Congo — here’s what to know about the mystery illness
An outbreak of a mysterious illness dubbed “Disease X" has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), health officials say. Up to 143 people have died from the infectious disease.
Congo's Mystery Disease Might Be Malaria: Authorities
Health officials revealed Congo's mysterious illness causing flu-like symptoms and dozens of deaths could be malaria.
Congo's health ministry identifies flu-like disease as severe malaria
Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the southwestern Kwango province is a severe form of malaria.
Malaria Is Official Cause Of Flu-Like Mystery Illness In Congo
A mystery illness found in a remote part of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria, which has sickened nearly 600 people and killed 143.
Mystery DRC outbreak officially identified as malaria
The source of a mystery disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been identified as malaria, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Mystery deadly ‘Disease X’ spreads in Congo as WHO struggles to trace origin
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Congo's health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria
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‘Disease X’ Identification Delayed by Remote Congo Jungles
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