An unknown disease killed over 50 people in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to doctors in Central African nation and the World Health Organization.
The interval between the onset of symptoms and deaths was only 48 hours in most cases, and “this is what is really worrying,” Serge Ngalebato, the medical director of the Bikoro Hospital, a regional supervisory center, said on Monday.
The last epidemic of the disease in Congo began on January 21, and 419 cases were recorded from Monday, including 53 deaths.
According to the WHO office of Africa, the first epidemic in the city of Boloko began after three children ate a stick and died within 48 hours after the symptoms of hemorrhagic fever.
He cares for a long time Diseases jumping from animals to humans In places where wild animals are popularly eaten. The number of such epidemics in Africa has increased by more than 60% in the last decade, WHO 2022 said.
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After the second outbreak of the current mysterious disease began in the city of Bomat, on February 9, the 13 cases were sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Research in the Congradish capital, Kinshas, for testing, Who said.
All samples were negative for Ebola or other common diseases of hemorrhagic fever like Marburg. Some tested positive on malaria.
Last year, another disease like the flu that was killed More than 143 people In the second part of the Congo, he was likely to be probably malaria.
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Congo has suffered from many diseases of the disease in recent years, including typhoid, malaria and anemia. The country also recently struggled with MPox epidemicAccording to WHO, with more than 47,000 suspicious cases and over 1,000 suspicious deaths from the disease.
