An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. The deputy provincial governor, Rémy Saki, told The Associated Press that between 67 and 243 people died from the mysterious disease, many of them children. It has flu-like symptoms including fever, headache, cough and anemia.
According to the AP, the deaths were recorded between November 10 and November 25 in the DRC’s Panzi health zone of Kwango province. The AP reports that the World Health Organization is aware of the situation and has sent a team to work with local officials to collect samples.
