An unknown disease killed 143 people in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo in November, local authorities told Reuters. Those who contracted it showed flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headache, Remy Sacchi, the vice governor of Quango province, and local health minister Apollinaire Yuba said yesterday. A medical team has been sent to the affected Panji area to collect samples and analyze them to identify the disease. The situation is extremely alarming as the number of infected continues to rise, civil society leader Sephorien Mandja told Reuters. Panji is a provincial health district and thus there is a problem with the supply of medicines, he said. Saki and Yuba added that people infected with this disease die in their homes due to lack of treatment. A local epidemiologist stated that women and children have been most affected by this disease. A WHO spokesman said today […]
Source: News Beast
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