Keyword: kwangoprovince https://freerepublic.com/tag/kwangoprovince/ en-us Wed, 4 Dec 2024 21:56:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 A terrifying new flu-like disease has killed 179 people — mostly teens — and health officials have no idea what it is https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4282526/posts A strange, new illness festering in the heart of Africa has killed 179 people and counting – and most of the victims are teenagers, authorities said. The unidentified disease has infected at least 300 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since November 10, causing flu-like symptoms including fever, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties and anemia, that country’s health ministry told the BBC. Most of the dead have been between 16 and 18, authorities said. The government has dispatched a medical team to the Kwango Province, where the disease is most common, to investigate the strange outbreak, Reuters reported. The... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4282526/posts#comment Wed, 4 Dec 2024 21:56:02 GMT