KINSHASA (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Jan. 17 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The mysterious disease plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is caused by severe malaria aggravated by ...

An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds ... Although malaria is endemic to the Congo, pinpointing the disease as a culprit in the unfolding situation is a complicated task.

A “mystery disease” recently struck the south-western corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing between 67 ...

Notably, Disease X was a term coined by WHO to describe a hypothetical, unknown pathogen with epidemic or pandemic potential. The WHO listed the Democratic Republic of the Congo as having one of ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... be described as "unknown" or simply ...

malaria and acute malnutrition is most likely the source of what was initially thought to be a “mystery disease” in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health ...

Explore the top infectious disease threats of 2025 including bird flu measles polio mpox and Disease X Learn how vigilance ...

Malaria has been identified as the likeliest cause of an illness that has killed more than 80 people in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo ... the previously unknown disease had been ...

This was back in August, when the mpox virus — closely related to smallpox — was still almost unknown in Kinshasa ... historically been a rural disease in Congo, causing sporadic small ...

Recently, the World Health Organization reported 406 cases and 31 deaths from an unknown disease in the Panzi health ... to say that what circulates in Congo today could be in Colorado tomorrow.

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the ...