WHO probes mystery illness cluster in western DR Congo

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February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM

• •The World Health Organization said Thursday its experts were investigating a new, unidentified cluster of illness in the DR Congo after two previous mystery outbreaks earlier this year.
• •The WHO said the Bolamba zone in the western province of Equateur reported 12 people who fell ill, including eight deaths, in January.
• •A national rapid response team, including WHO health emergency experts, has been deployed in the field to investigate the situation and determine if there is an unusual pattern, the organization said.

The World Health Organization is investigating a new, unidentified cluster of illness in the DR Congo after two previous mystery outbreaks earlier this year. The WHO said the Bolamba zone in the western province of Equateur reported 12 people who fell ill, including eight deaths, in January. Earlier this month, 158 cases and 58 deaths were reported in the Basankusu zone. And last week, 141 people fell ill in Basankusu zone. No deaths have been reported so far.

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