Congo's health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria

DR Congo: Mystery outbreak likely caused by malaria

Most of those infected have tested positive for malaria but other factors could still be at play.

Mystery illness in Congo could be severe malaria, health officials say

Severe malaria is the likely cause of dozens of unexplained deaths and nearly 600 illnesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health officials believe.

Out of 181 samples analyzed, 86.2% tested positive for malaria. Experts from the Public Health Agency of the African Union, however, are still in the field and are also considering the hypothesis, judged to be less likely, of a viral infection in a context of malaria and malnutrition

Undiagnosed disease in Congo may be linked to malaria: Africa CDC

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — 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. As of Dec. 14, the latest date for which data is available, 592 cases have been reported with 37 confirmed deaths and 44 deaths under investigation, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the public hea…

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