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World Health Organization submits findings on the Congo's "Disease X"
Geneva, Switzerland - International health ... of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which had been dubbed "Disease X," is entirely due to known pathogens. The Geneva-based World Health ...
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Infections, Malaria, Malnutrition Behind DR Congo Deaths: WHO
caused an hitherto unexplained spate of deaths in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday. The DR Congo said earlier this month it was on ...
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Fighting malaria in the DRC: the war against infectious diseases
Bryony Cottam meets a doctor dedicated to combating malaria and other deadly diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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WHO names likely source of ‘mystery disease’ in the Congo
malaria and acute malnutrition is most likely the source of what was initially thought to be a “mystery disease” in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health ...
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More illnesses and deaths reported in Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak involving malaria
A mysterious illness outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has ... according to an update from the World Health Organization on Friday. Hundreds of samples have ...
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What was 'Disease X' and what can we learn from it?
In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic ... the World Health Organization says it now ...
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Parliament condemns death sentences in DR of the Congo and violations of the right to a fair trial
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution by a show of hands regarding the respect for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Members of the European Parliament ...
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Nearly 120,000 Children Displaced in Escalation of Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
A bout 120,000 children have been forced from their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the start ...
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The U.S. should reform the WHO, not leave it
By exiting the WHO and pulling funding, the U.S. would lose any leverage to enact those reforms,” writes Ashish K. Jha.