Another mystery disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged, resulting in at least 60 deaths, health officials say. It follows a similar event in September 2024, ...

Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends rapid response team to DR Congo. Dozens of people have died in southwest Congo after contracting a mysterious illness, dubbed Disease X.

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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.

The mystery “Disease X”—which may or may not be a new disease—causes symptoms such as fever, ... how does this outbreak compare with other disease outbreaks in the DRC?

A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.

On February 9, a second outbreak of the disease was recorded in Bomate, a separate town some distance away. By February 15, 431 cases had been recorded with 53 deaths in total according to WHO ...

After the second outbreak of the mystery disease began in the village of Bomate on Feb. 9, samples from 13 cases were sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Congo’s capital ...

A mystery disease has killed between 30 and 143 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since November 10, ... Official numbers differ for this outbreak.

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on January 21. So far, 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation ( WHO ).