The WHO Africa office said the quick progression from sickness to death in Boloko is a key concern, along with the high ...

Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them ...

A mystery illness has caused over 50 deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the outbreaks was preliminarily linked to children who had eaten a bat carcass, the WHO said.

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people ...

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 ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

Over 50 deaths have been linked to an "unknown disease" in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January. Nearly half occurred within 48 hours of the symptoms' start.

Mystery illness in Congo kills 50 people who died within hours of symptoms - with first victims eating a bat - Medical ...