Mister’s disease in Congo kills more than 50 people, including children who are eaten bat

An unknown disease was killed over 50 people in the northwestern Republic of Congo, according to doctors in the Central African Nation and the World Health Organization.

The interval between the appearance of symptoms and death was only 48 hours in most cases, and “that is what is really worrying,” Serge Ngalebato, the Medical Director of Bikoro Hospital, the Regional Supervisory Center, told the regional supervisor on Monday.

The latest outbreak of diseases in Congo began on 21. January, and 419 cases were recorded from Monday, including 53 death.

According to the Africa’s Office, who started the first outbreak in Boloko after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours after the symptoms of hemorrhagic fever.

Have long been worried Diseases that jump from animals to people In places where wild animals are eaten in popular. The number of such outbreaks in Africa increased by more than 60% in the last decade, which said 2022. years.

After the second outbreak of the current mysterious disease began in the city of Bometa on the 9th of February, samples from 13 cases were sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in the Capital, Kinshas, ​​testing, testing.

All samples were negative Ebola or other common diseases of hemorrhagic fever like Marburg. Some have been tested positive for malaria.

Last year another mysterious influenza pain that was killed More than 143 people In the second part of the Congo, Malaria is determined.

Congo suffered from many outbreaks of diseases in recent years, including typhus, malaria and anemia. The earth also recently played with an Mpox outbreakTherefore, which, with more than 47,000 suspects and over 1,000 suspects of death.