Something is killing people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and no one knows what it is.
WHO officials in the African Region released thelatest updateon the situation last Thursday.
DRC officials reported the newest cases in mid-February.
The national flag of the DRC, located in Central Africa.© Aoraee via Getty
Several weeks earlier, a cluster of illness was also reported in Boloko Village.
At least 12 cases and eight deaths were documented in Boloko and the nearby village of Danda.
Whatever the cause, its rapidly striking victims down.
The remote geography and limited healthcare infrastructure exacerbate response challenges, with overwhelmed health facilities struggling to manage cases.
Unknown clusters of illness occasionally happen in the world, and usually, theyre eventually identified as something established.
Rarely, however, these clusters do lead to the discovery of anew disease-causing germ.
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