Congo plans to provide an urgent update on a deadly 'flu-like' disease that has claimed 143 lives in a fortnight. A medical team is being sent to investigate the unknown illness in Kwango province, near Angola. With no treatment available, the death toll is increasing, and health officials are still awaiting test results.
Congo is set to issue an urgent update on a mysterious 'flu-like' disease that has killed 143 people in just two weeks. A medical team has been dispatched to investigate the unknown illness in the Kwango province, near the border with Angola. Officials warn of an 'extremely worrying' situation as the death toll rises, with infected individuals reportedly dying in their homes due to a lack of treatment. Health officials have yet to report on the results from samples and tests.
The deputy provincial governor, Rmy Saki, announced that a team of epidemiological experts will be arriving to take samples and identify the problem. Additionally, the country is grappling with a significant m-pox outbreak, with over 1,000 deaths reported this year
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