Africa CDC Update: Diagnosis Of Disease X In DRC Leaning Toward Malaria
Researchers continue to investigate the so-called Disease X in the DRC. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward malaria.
Undiagnosed disease in Congo may be linked to malaria, Africa CDC says
A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked to malaria, health officials said Thursday.
Africa CDC: Cause of Congo’s strange disease not yet found
Identifying the germ that has so far caused 32 deaths in health facilities and 44 other deaths in the community in Panzi, a rural district in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo could take longer,
Unknown disease in Congo revealed to be severe malaria, health authorities say
Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the southwestern Kwango province is a severe form of malaria. Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the country's Panzi health zone in November.
Mystery disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo identified as malaria
The disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was previously unknown, was officially identified as malaria, according to a Telegraph report citing the country's health ministry statement on Tuesday.
Mystery disease causing deaths in Congo identified as a severe malaria
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have identified a previously unknown disease that killed more than 140 people as a severe form of malaria. (Scripps News)
Mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo is severe malaria, local authorities say
While local health officials said severe malaria is the culprit, the WHO said testing is still ongoing to confirm the cause of the outbreak. View on euronews
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Africa's mpox outbreak nears 70,000 cases as officials lay out response priorities
Africa CDC shared findings from a review of the response and said doses of the LC16 vaccine from Japan will arrive this week.
Mystery illness in Congo could be severe malaria, health officials say
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Mysterious Illness In DR Congo Likely Malaria: Africa CDC
A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. First detected in late ...
Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says
Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be ...
'Mysterious' illness kills 79, sickens 376 in Congo. Here's what we know
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The first 100 days of the mpox response in Africa
Africa's low COVID-19 mortality rates concealed important vulnerabilities, including poor health infrastructure and manufacturing constraints,1 highlighting the need for a proactive, continent-wide ...
Mpox cases in Africa surpass 65,000 mark: Africa CDC
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Undiagnosed disease in Congo may be linked to malaria: Africa CDC
according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the public health agency of the ...
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Liberia: CDC Youth League Condemned Police Brutality Against 'Peaceful Protesters' - Foresees Dangerous Path Under President Boakai's Administration
The Revolutionary National Youth League of the mighty Congress for Democratic Change has condemned what it terms as reckless use of live bullets and brutal force by the Liberia National Police on ...