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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.
DRC’s Disease X Diagnosis Is Leaning Toward Malaria, Africa CDC Says
The investigation of Disease X in the DRC continues. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward malaria. But other factors may be involved.
CDC Confirms Malaria Likely Culprit in Deadly DR Congo Outbreak Mystery
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.
Mystery illness in Congo could be severe malaria, health officials say
Congo’s health ministry told Reuters earlier this week that malaria was the culprit: “The mystery has finally been solved. It’s a case of severe malaria in the form of a respiratory illness,” it said Tuesday in a statement, according to Reuters. The ministry did not respond to multiple inquiries from NBC News.
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,
Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria
A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people,
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)
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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.
Mpox cases in Africa surpass 65,000 mark: Africa CDC
During last week alone, the continent reported 3,545 new cases, including 467 confirmed ones, and 37 new deaths, according to ...
Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Undiagnosed disease in Congo may be linked to malaria: Africa CDC
A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked ...
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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 ...