A yet-to-be-identified disease has claimed the lives of about 50 people in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC. On Monday, local authorities reported that over 943 cases of fever of unknown origin have been identified in Basankusu in the DRC’s Equateur Province since February 9, with 52 fatalities.
According to Actualite News reported, given the number of identified cases and deaths, the mortality rate stands at 5.5 percent.
The people affected experienced symptoms including fever, chills, headaches, joint pain, and others.
According to the report, about 55 percent of the people affected by the disease also tested positive for malaria.
The report also noted that the possibility of another Ebola outbreak has been ruled out.
