The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...

They said locally trained health workers in some of the infectious disease hot zones in Africa have not been paid, and some ...

A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a deadly mystery illness is spreading in the Democratic Republic of ...

At least 1,318 people have exhibited symptoms and 53 have died, the WHO said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in ...

A rapidly spreading unknown illness has killed 53 people in Congo, with preliminary investigations linking the outbreak to ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

Such challenges are common in disease outbreaks in Congo. In December, an unknown illness killed dozens. In the latest outbreaks, several victims died even before experts could even reach them ...

The number of outbreaks caused by diseases jumping from animals to humans ... to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Congo's capital, Kinshasa—although some tested positive ...

KAMPALA, Uganda—A fast-spreading mystery illness linked to bats has killed scores of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... said Thursday. The disease, which causes uncontrolled bleeding ...

The World Health Organization said that while malaria — a mosquito-borne disease — is prevalent in Congo's Equateur province, it has not yet ruled out other causes. It is unclear if the ...

Disease is rampant, and children as young as 4 are being forced to work in mines. The Democratic Republic of Congo is 95% Christian, yet the faithful are being targeted by jihadists. Just last ...