At least 53 people have died from a fast-spreading illness in two villages, with symptoms proving fatal within 48 hours. The World Health Organization has been monitoring the outbreak since January.

More than 50 people have died from the unidentified illness, with many succumbing just hours after symptoms first appeared.

More than 50 people have died in two clusters of illness cases with unknown cause in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said on Tuesday.

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Over 50 deaths have been linked to an "unknown disease" in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January. Nearly half ...

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The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and ...

A yet-unidentified illness has killed 53 people and potentially infected hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of the ...

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

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