An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, ...

An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms ...

KINSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the southwestern Kwango province is a severe form of malaria.

At least 60 people have died and over 1,000 more are sick from a deadly "unknown disease" spreading in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said.

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Reuters) - An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.

Some samples arrived to WHO's lab in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, about 48 hours by car from the Panzi health zone, which is why the disease has taken so long to identify.

An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday ...

An 'unknown' disease that can kill within 48 hours of onset symptoms has left 53 people dead in the northwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo officials are reporting at least 67 people have died from an unknown illness as health authorities work to identify the problem. ... Congo Reports Dozens Dead From Unknown Disease.

‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo. World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after ...

An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms ...