Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Eastern Congo

An unidentified illness in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 53 people and infected 431, with preliminary investigations linking the outbreak to three children who ate a bat and died. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding from the nose and mouth. The disease, with a fatality rate of over 12%, is not Ebola or Marburg, and has affected two villages in Équateur Province, distinct from the ongoing conflicts in eastern Congo.

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