Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest congo as health officials try to understand what may be Behind a surge of Ilneseses that Has Surpassed 1,000 Cases and Killed AT LEST 60 PEOPLE.

The world health organization said that while Malaria-A Mosquito-Borne Disease-Is Prevalent in CONGO’s Equateur Province, it has not yet Rule Ruled Out Outs. It is unclear if the outbreaks are related, the un health agency said in an update Thursday.

“Detailed Epidemiological and Clinical Investigations, as Well as Further Laboratory Testing, Are (Still) Needed,” Who’s Africa Office Said.

It said Nearly 1,100 cases have been reported since the first outbreaks were discovered in two villages more than 100 miles apart in late January.

Africa’s Top Public Health Agency Said Infections Have Been Detected in at Five Villages and that AGENCY is Investigation is Investigating With Could Be the Caus Could Be the Causes of the Infections, Along Vith Flu and Typhoid.

However, Tests are “Pointing Toward Malaria,” Dr. Ngashi Ngongongo of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Said in an online briefing Thursday.

The first infections

The first outbreak was detected in the village of boloko after three child and died within 48 hours. Who has recorded 12 cases and eights in boloko. Nearly Half of the People who Died Did So Within Hours of the onset of Symptoms, Health Officials Said This Week.

The village of bomate, which is Around 200 Kilometers (125 Miles) from Boloko, has been hardest hit: 98% of the cases and 86% of deaths have been recorded in the basankusu health zone, who said. Of 571 Patients in Basankusu who were tested for malaria, 309–54.1% – Tested positive, it said.

Patients have shown Common Malaria Symptoms Such as Fever and Body Aches. Other Symptoms Include Chills, Sweating, STIFF NECK, Runny or Bleeding Nose, Cough, Vomiting and Diarrhea.

Sickness Breeds Fear Among Residents

Eddy djoboke said he and his family fled bomate because they were after Afraid of Falling Sick. After they left, one of his children complained his neck and stomach hurt, suggesing he may have been infected before they fled.

“We are asked to have tests don and we are waiting for what happens next,” Djoboke said.

Marthe biyombe, said her child being infected in bomate and was suffering from body aches and fever. She said the hospital struggled to treat her child second of a Lack of Medication, but that she was able to buy drugs privately and who doctors eventually Arrived with more support.

“When we are Arrived at the hospital, we want two weeks without medicaline. She did not describe the drugs give to her child.

Experts say access to the sick have been hindred by the remote locations of the affected villages and that Several People Died Before Medical Teams WERE WERE to Reach them.

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