Most of 416 infected, 31 dead from mysterious illness in Congo are children, WHO says

A mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected more than 400 people and killed more than 30, mostly children, according to the World Health Organization.

The WHO was informed just two weeks ago about the outbreak, which is centered in a remote area of the central African nation, in the country’s southwestern province of Kwango, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Tuesday briefing.

Symptoms of the the flu-like disease so far include headaches, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and anemia.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/12/10/world-health-organization-mystery-disease-congo/76838589007/

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