Mystery illness kills victims in 48 hours

The Manila Times
KINSHASA, Congo — 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, health experts say.

The interval between the onset of symptoms — which include fever, vomiting and internal bleeding — and death has been 48 hours in most cases and “that’s what’s really worrying,” said Serge Ngalebato…
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