Mysterious Disease In Congo Kills 143 People During November
The mysterious illness killed 143 people in the southwestern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in November.
People infected experience flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headache, said deputy governor Kwango Remy Saki and health minister of Apollinaire Yumba province.
The medical team has been sent to the Panzi health zone to collect samples and carry out analysis to identify the disease.
"This situation is very worrying as the number of infected people continues to rise," civil society leader Cephorien Manzanza told Reuters.
"Panzi is a rural health zone, so there is a problem with the supply of medicines," Manzanza said.
Sick people die at home due to lack of treatment.
A local epidemiologist said women and children were the group most affected by the disease.
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A WHO spokesman said the UN health agency had been warned of the existence of the disease last week, and it is working closely with the Congo's public health ministry to conduct further investigations.