Mystery Illness Hits Burundi With 35 Cases And 5 Deaths So Far As Authorities Rule Out Ebola And Yellow Fever

Mystery Illness Hits Burundi With 35 Cases And 5 Deaths So Far As Authorities Rule Out Ebola And Yellow Fever

Tests for several infections have so far come back negative, with the WHO supporting the local investigation.

Burundi investigates illness that has caused five deaths

Geneva, Switzerland, 13 April 2026- /African Media Agency (AMA)/- The health authorities in Burundi, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, are deepening investigations to determine the cause of an illness that has led to five deaths and sickened 35 people in Mpanda district in the north of the country. Laboratory analysis has turned negative for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases, Rift Valley fever, yellow fever and C…