‘Disease X’ Is Major Congo Public-Health Worry, Africa CDC Says
An outbreak of a mysterious flu-like illness in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a “major ...
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Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the 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 ...
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Health officials grapple with deadly mystery ‘Disease X’ in Congo
A mysterious, flu-like disease has killed dozens in the southwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with women and children among the most affected, health officials said Thursday.
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WHO deploys a team of experts to Congo to help investigate mysterious disease
Other highly lethal influenza viruses, like bird flu, have not spread easily. "It makes it very worrying," he said. Plus, the Democratic Republic of Congo has a very weak health system and remains ...
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Mystery Disease in Congo May Be Malaria but More Testing Needed, Authorities Say
On Tuesday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, also said most of the samples ...
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Fears deadly ‘Disease X’ has spread to Europe as two travellers tested in hospital with ‘flu-like symptoms’
TWO people in Europe have been hospitalised with what experts fear is 'Disease X' after flying from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR), local reports suggest ... The first, a man, developed ...
What is Disease X and why is Congo outbreak raising alarm?
Disease X emerged at a time of increased influenza circulation, and is likely to be linked to airborne diseases, according to ...
Patient with flu-like symptoms isolated at Cleveland hospital after Africa trip. What we know
A patient with flu-like symptoms is isolated at University Hospitals in Cleveland after recently returning from a trip to ...