{"id":2377963,"date":"2024-12-09T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mysterious-disease-x-kills-dozens-of-people-in-congo-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:16:59","slug":"mysterious-disease-x-kills-dozens-of-people-in-congo-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mysterious-disease-x-kills-dozens-of-people-in-congo-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious \u2018Disease X\u2019 kills dozens of people in Congo &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmysterious-disease-x-kills-dozens-of-people-in-congo-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 content includes a button labeled \u200d&#8221;Read \u2063more&#8230;&#8221; that,when clicked,would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-cant-be-that-stupid-journalist-slams-nyt-for-claiming-u-s-officials-suggested-pro-ukraine-group-attacked-nord-steam-pipelines\/\" title=\"\u2018They Can\u2019t Be That Stupid\u2019: Journalist Slams NYT For Claiming U.S. Officials Suggested Pro-Ukraine Group Attacked Nord Steam Pipelines\">reveal additional details<\/a> about a \u2062topic related to a mysterious illness referred to \u2064as &#8216;Disease X&#8217;,which has reportedly caused the deaths of dozens of individuals in Congo. The surrounding\u2064 HTML\u200b structure indicates that this \u200dfacts is\u2063 likely part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">larger article featured<\/a> on a website, specifically the Washington Examiner. \u200bthe title \u200csuggests\u2064 a\u2062 serious health crisis that may be alarming and highlights an urgent issue regarding public health in the region. Further details,\u2063 though, \u200dare not visible without interacting with the button.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mysterious &lsquo;Disease X&rsquo; kills dozens of people in Congo<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1904509\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An &ldquo;undiagnosed&rdquo; flu-like disease has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congo<\/a> in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There have been at least 376 cases reported since Oct. 24 of patients experiencing fevers, headaches, and runny noses, in addition to difficulty breathing and anemia, according to Jean Kaseya, the director general of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Africa\">Africa<\/a> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Health officials\">Health officials<\/a> have started referring to the illness as &ldquo;Disease X.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Africa CDC has recorded a total of 79 deaths caused by the illness, but local officials told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/unknown-disease-kills-143-southwest-congo-local-authorities-say-2024-12-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>  and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congo-unknown-disease-kwango-11c96d7073ae4a0bc8ef9b2575f8d226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/a>  that 143 have died.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Congolese government is on general alert regarding this disease,&rdquo; Roger Kamba, the country&rsquo;s health minister, said.<\/p>\n<p>Kaseya said the disease emerged in the Panzi health zone, which is a remote part of Kwango province along the Congolese border with Angola.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Women and children are among those who are the most affected by the illness. More than half of the total cases have been among children under the age of 5.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization said it is going to send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">medical professionals<\/a> and supplies to aid in treatment of the disease, as well as support to find its identification.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WHO officials cautioned against calling the disease &ldquo;unidentified,&rdquo; advising instead to describe it as &ldquo;undiagnosed&rdquo; because the remote nature of the region and its lack of laboratory services could mean an existing disease is causing the illness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The health system is quite weak in our rural areas, but for certain types of care, the ministry has all the provisions, and we are waiting for the first results of the sample analysis to properly calibrate things,&rdquo; Kaseya said.<\/p>\n<p>Medical professionals who arrive in Congo will also be testing for flu as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/infectious-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"peak flu season\">peak flu season<\/a> in the region, as well as for COVID-19, malaria, and measles, in case the unknown disease may be multiple known diseases affecting the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1904509\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1904509\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mysterious &#8216;Disease X&#8217; claims lives in Congo; 376 cases reported<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2377964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ap-panzi-hospital-congo-disease-x-120924.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40903,46414,32576,6358,32076],"class_list":["post-2377963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congo","tag-disease-x","tag-health-crisis","tag-outbreak","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ap-panzi-hospital-congo-disease-x-120924.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377967,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377963\/revisions\/2377967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}