According to Africa’s top health body, malaria is the most likely cause of a sickness that has killed over 80 individuals in the south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The previously unidentified illness had been causing flu-like symptoms in its victims, including fever, headaches, dyspnea, and anemia.
The majority of examined samples reported having malaria, which is endemic in the area and is brought on by a parasite carried by mosquitoes. The situation was made worse by widespread starvation.
Health professionals do not, however, rule out the likelihood that there are additional elements at work in the Panzi health zone.
After the death of an adult male patient who had indications of hemorrhagic fever, worries about the condition have increased.
