World: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 431 cases were reported and 53 deaths in two outbreaks across remote ...

A rapidly spreading unknown illness has killed 53 people in Congo, with preliminary investigations linking the outbreak to ...

More than 50 people have died from the unidentified illness, with many succumbing just hours after symptoms first appeared.

An outbreak of an unknown virus which has already killed more than 50 people risks spreading beyond the borders of Congo, ...

A mystery illness has so far claimed at least 53 lives after an initial outbreak came when three children ate a bat - a ...

At least 50 people have died from a mystery illness discovered in three children who ate a dead bat, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Newsweek has contacted the World Health Organization ...

The case counts seem to be dropping. But health officials say that's because violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

His research focuses on viral zoonoses presenting risk factors for human contamination. As principal investigator and co-investigator for several university and US-funded grants, Dr. Mbala laid the ...

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths.

The WHO warns that the overlap of a second outbreak in the village of Bomate, starting February 9, has intensified the crisis.

Symptoms of the illness include fever, vomiting, and internal bleeding, with most patients dying within 48 hours of onset.