A mysterious disease in Africa: The first cases of a mysterious disease were recorded in the village of Boloco in the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to experts, the beginning of the epidemic took place in January – after that, like three young children were to eat a bat – reports National Geographic.
The disease kills in two days: Experts emphasize, however, that all circumstances have not yet been clarified and this is still a hypothesis. “A time interval between the occurrence of symptoms and death It was 48 hours in most cases, “says Associated Press.” This is really disturbing, “said the director of one of the hospitals there. fever, vomiting, internal bleeding.
Over 50 victims: Since the detection new diseases in the Democratic Republic of Congo died Over 50 people and over 431 people have been infected. “This type Symptoms of 'hemorrhagic fever' are widely associated with other known fatal viruses such as Ebola, denga, marburg and yellow feverbut scientists excluded them on the basis of research over a dozen samples collected so far ” – informs AP. However, several samples gave a positive result for the presence of malaria.
“Serious threat”: WHO is already dealing with the matter. According to experts of this organization, “this is a serious threat to public health.”The exact reason remains unknown. Viruses Ebola and Marburg have already been excluded, which raises concerns about the infectious or toxicological factor ” – I'm writing World Health Organization.
See also: USA They withdraw from the World Health Organization. More in the text “WHO beats the alarm. The disease spreads quickly.” We have to invest in vaccinations of each person “.
Sources: Associated Press, National Geographic