From 24 October to 5 December 2024, Panzi health zone in Kwango Province, reported 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease with symptoms including fever, headache, cough, and body aches. Severe cases were mostly malnourished, and 31 deaths occurred. The majority of cases were in children.
Reading is a skill:
"The area is rural and remote, with access further hindered by the ongoing rainy season. Reaching it from Kinshasa by road takes an estimated 48 hours. These challenges, coupled with limited diagnostics in the region, have delayed the identification of the underlying cause."
FYI, the title translates poorly into the graphic.
"Undiagnosed disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Turns into "Undiagnosed Disease Democratic Republic of the Congo" on the graphic
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"The area is rural and remote, with access further hindered by the ongoing rainy season. Reaching it from Kinshasa by road takes an estimated 48 hours. These challenges, coupled with limited diagnostics in the region, have delayed the identification of the underlying cause."
"Undiagnosed disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Turns into "Undiagnosed Disease Democratic Republic of the Congo" on the graphic