The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.

Is a new virus causing a disease outbreak and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or is it already known to science?

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December ...

According to the outlet, the new outbreak comes after another unknown flu-like disease killed 79 people in December 2024 in the southwest region of Democratic Republic of Congo. An investigation ...

WHO officials have identified two outbreaks of a mystery illness in the area that has sickened hundreds and killed over 50 people to date.

Gabriel Nsakala, a public health professor at Congo’s National Pedagogical University ... further exacerbates its vulnerability to new disease threats. In light of the current crisis, medical ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

A mysterious illness is spreading in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... hemorrhagic fever diseases such as Ebola and Marburg. It's an unfortunate new development for the ...

“A genuinely new illness ... with this unknown disease in the west, medical facilities in the eastern part of the country are overwhelmed, according to WHO, with Congo’s prime minister ...

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, and before the collapse of much of the humanitarian aid ...

Health authorities in the DR Congo and WHO experts are carrying out ... so Head suggests the challenges of limited infrastructure to manage new diseases can be offset by their "experience at ...