With symptoms including fever and cough, the respiratory disease has affected nearly 380 people, half of them young children.

Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of ...

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.

Congo's health minister says the government is "on general alert" over an unidentified disease that's killed dozens of people, about half of whom were children.

The cases are clustered in the country’s southwestern province of Kwango, where at least 376 people have been infected since late October.

First diagnostics are leading us to think it is a respiratory disease,” an official said. “But we need to wait for the ...

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 ...

A patient displaying flu-like symptoms was isolated at University Hospitals in Cleveland after recently returning from a trip to Africa, 19 News is reporting, but has since been released.

A mysterious flu-like "Disease X" outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened hundreds and killed at least 79, mostly young people. Health officials are investigating the unknown ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s health minister said Thursday the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Authorities have so far ...