TEN people suffering from the ‘mystery disease’ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for malaria, a health chief has warned. However, they warned many of the ...

A mystery disease has sickened hundreds and killed dozens in Democratic Republic of Congo, yet it took more than a month for ...

A mysterious illness outbreak that has sickened at least 416 people and killed 31 in a remote region of the Democratic ...

Scientists racing against time to contain an outbreak of a mysterious flu-like illness in a remote part of the Democratic ...

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As Disease X continues to unfold in the DRC, the world holds its breath. Are we prepared to confront the unknown or will we ...

Dozens of people have died in southwestern Congo from a mysterious illness referred to as Disease X. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, multiple cases of a flu-like illness known as “Disease X” have ...

More than 400 people have become ill, and between 31 and 143 have died, due to an undiagnosed illness in central Africa.

An unidentified disease has killed 79 people and sickened 376, according to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of ...

The disease emerged in the Panzi health zone, which is a remote part of Kwango province along the Congolese border with ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, international health officials have been deployed to help stave the spread of a ...