The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths

A fatal and unknown illness has rapidly spread in northwestern Congo, causing over 50 deaths. Victims die within 48 hours of symptom onset. The outbreak began on January 21 in Boloko after children ate a bat.

World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.

An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to doctors in the country and global health authorities. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases,

More than 50 people have died in north western Congo from an unknown illness which has been killing victims within 48 hours. The World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched a team of experts to the area to take samples and try to determine the cause.

At least 50 people have died from an unknown disease in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC. Local authorities reported on Monday that over

An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people within hours of the onset of their symptoms in northwestern Congo, according to the World Health Organization. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The outbreak began after three children ate a bat and died after suffering haemorrhagic fever symptoms. The WHO has ruled out Ebola.

WHO said that the first outbreak of this unknown disease was recorded in the town of Boloko where three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours following hemorrhagic fever symptoms.