4 h. ago What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo

Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick

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10 h. ago Concern grows as new mystery virus that's killed 50 branded 'significant threat to public health'

Concerned officials in the African nation have launched a probe to discover the cause of the outbreak, warning it could pose a 'significant public health threat'.

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26 h. ago Congo news blackout on mystery killer viruses as 50 victims in hours

The initial fatality rate of the mystery illness is 12.49% – three times higher than Covid-19 – and patients are dying just 48 hours after they first develop symptoms

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28 h. ago Mystery illness in Congo kills 50 people who died within hours of symptoms

Medical director raises alarm over ‘really worrying’ interval between the onset of symptoms and death that has been 48 hours in most cases

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28 h. ago A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks

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35 h. ago Over 50 dead of mystery illness that can kill within hours as scientists suspect horrifying theory

A virus that has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and develops rapidly could share one key characteristic with Covid, doctors have warned

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38 h. ago Unknown illness kills more than 50 people in Congo within hours of first symptoms

The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases

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57 h. ago Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

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7 d. ago Darts ace Luke Littler has helped spark a huge craze for the sport in France

The game has proved to be a massive hit across the Channel, with a record 400,000 people tuning in to watch the games at London’s Alexandra Palace in December

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1 week ago Royal Society to hold meeting after concerns raised over fellow Elon Musk

Emeritus Professor Stephen Curry, professor of structural biology at Imperial College London, wrote the open letter, which has been signed by more than 2,400 people

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