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Mysterious disease in Congo, 143 people die! Authorities on alert

2024-12-04 07:51:38Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Mysterious disease in Congo, 143 people die! Authorities on alert

A flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.

The deaths were recorded between November 10 and 25 in Kuango province. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anemia, the province's health minister, Apollinaire Yumba, told reporters over the weekend.

The province's deputy governor, Rémy Saki, told the Associated Press news agency on Tuesday that between 67 and 143 people have died as a result of the disease.

"A team of epidemiological experts is expected to go to the region to take samples and identify the problem," he added.

Lord Yumba advised the population to be careful and refrain from contact with the bodies of the dead. He called on national and international partners to send medical supplies to deal with the health crisis.

The World Health Organization said Congo is already suffering from the effects of the monkeypox epidemic, which is believed to have infected more than 47,000 people and caused more than 1,000 deaths in the central African country.

The 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 employee of the organization who spoke on condition of anonymity./ VOA


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