United States: Medical experts from the World Health Organization documented more than fifty deaths of patients who developed symptoms before their demise in northwestern Congo.
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Healthcare professionals documented 419 patients, leading to the death of 53 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak, which began on January 21.
Doctors treating patients at affected locations determine that new symptoms usually mark the beginning of a 48-hour period, which ends in death.
According to Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring center, “That’s what’s really worrying,” independent.co.uk reported.
WHO statement
The WHO Africa office reported that three Boloko-area children ate a bat, which led to their death by hemorrhagic fever symptoms within 48 hours.
Medical researchers have continuously expressed worries about zoonotic disease transmission to humans in locations where wild animals are regularly eaten.
Research from 2022 indicates that these types of outbreaks in Africa grew by 60 percent in the previous ten years.
WHO reports that tests for 13 cases have been sent to Kinshasa’s National Institute for Biomedical Research on February 9 when Bomate experienced its second outbreak of this mysterious disease.
However, testing results from all samples show no signs of Ebola, Marburg, or any other associated common hemorrhagic fever diseases.
Some tested positive for malaria. Testing confirmed that the flu-like disease, which claimed numerous lives in Congo’s different regions during the last year, proved to be malaria.
Warning issued by the WHO
The WHO issued an alert this month about how escalated violence in eastern Congo drove medical facilities to complete destruction.
As per the independent.co.uk, it is widely stated that an “already dire situation” had been exacerbated for millions of people.
Since the beginning of the response, WHO has stayed on location to offer medical supplies, health worker support, and emergency response coordination.