A severe form of malaria, presenting as a respiratory illness and exacerbated by malnutrition, has claimed over 140 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kwango province. Since October 2020 ...

An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, malnutrition and a viral infection. But investigations are ongoing.

CONGO - Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry said on Dec 17 that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the southwestern Kwango province is a severe form of malaria.

In early December, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, announced that an unknown illness had ...

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 ...

Medical teams have been dispatched to take samples of the disease At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of ...

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

A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. First detected in ...

A SUSPECTED outbreak of a deadly ‘eye bleeding disease’ has sparked fears of a wider spread. So far, the Ebola-like illness ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ed Reschke via Getty Images Early this month, health officials in the Democratic ...