{"id":2407854,"date":"2025-02-28T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unknown-illness-sweeping-congo-after-group-of-children-eat-bat-53-now-dead\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:56:50","slug":"unknown-illness-sweeping-congo-after-group-of-children-eat-bat-53-now-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unknown-illness-sweeping-congo-after-group-of-children-eat-bat-53-now-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown Illness Sweeping Congo After Group of Children Eat Bat, 53 Now Dead"},"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\">26<\/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%2Funknown-illness-sweeping-congo-after-group-of-children-eat-bat-53-now-dead%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=2407854&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>In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a mysterious illness has emerged, leading to at least 53\u2062 deaths among 419 reported \u2062cases as late January. \u200cThe outbreak was first linked to \u200cthree children in the village\u200d of Boloko who consumed a bat and afterward exhibited hemorrhagic\u200c fever symptoms, leading to their deaths within 48 hours. Medical authorities, including the World Health Association, have reported symptoms such as fever, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurse-contracts-covid-a-week-after-getting-vaccine-and-hes-not-the-only-one\/\" title=\"Nurse Contracts Covid A Week After Getting Vaccine. And He\u2019s Not The Only One\">chills<\/a>, headaches, and other severe\u2062 health issues but have \u200druled out known diseases such\u2064 as Ebola and\u200b dengue fever\u2062 through \u2064testing. A second outbreak occurred in February in a nearby village, and health officials are actively investigating the \u200csituation as the disease&#8217;s origins remain \u2064unclear. The rise in zoonotic diseases, wich are illnesses transmitted from animals to humans, is\u200c a growing concern in Africa, prompting calls for enhanced surveillance \u2062and \u2062rapid response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-collins-says-the-golden-era-of-respect-she-once-had-for-the-cdc-is-over\/\" title=\"Susan Collins Says The Golden Era Of Respect She Once Had For The CDC Is Over\">prevent future outbreaks<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The illness that&rsquo;s killed at least 53 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains a mystery, doctors in Africa said.<\/p>\n<p>Cases began exploding on Jan. 21, after three children in the village of Boloko ate a bat and experienced hemorrhagic fever symptoms, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congo-mystery-unknown-illness-cd8b1fdcb3b2ed032968b2c6044dc6db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They died 48 hours later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s really worrying,&rdquo; said Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, there have been 419 reported cases, 53 of them fatal, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/380529\/OEW7-1016022025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">d a bulletin<\/a> on Feb. 16 describing the symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fever<\/li>\n<li>Chills<\/li>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li>Muscle pain<\/li>\n<li>Body aches<\/li>\n<li>Sweating<\/li>\n<li>Runny nose<\/li>\n<li>Neck stiffness<\/li>\n<li>Cough<\/li>\n<li>Vomiting<\/li>\n<li>Diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>Abdominal cramps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What we know about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mysterious illness quickly killing people<\/a> in the Congo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZAZsXtYOS\">https:\/\/t.co\/pZAZsXtYOS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/va2GU4Be1g\">pic.twitter.com\/va2GU4Be1g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Post (@nationalpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nationalpost\/status\/1894919169679708285?\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horrifying-discovery-shows-disease-creating-zombie-deer-may-close-jumping-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disease<\/a> broke out a second time on Feb. 9, in the village of Bomate, which is northeast of Boloko.<\/p>\n<p>After this second outbreak, samples were sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The tests for Ebola, dengue, Marburg, and yellow fever all returned negative, but some registered positive for malaria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Health authorities in the DRC and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHO?\">@WHO<\/a> are investigating a new cluster of illness and deaths in Equateur province.<\/p>\n<p>The experts are stepping up disease surveillance, conducting interviews with community members to understand the background and determine the cause of the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ofdk0FMGI\">pic.twitter.com\/8ofdk0FMGI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHOAFRO\/status\/1895065648956342737?\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afro.who.int\/news\/africa-63-jump-diseases-spread-animals-people-seen-last-decade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO African Region<\/a>, the number of zoonotic outbreaks has increased 63 percent in Africa between the periods of 2001-2011 and 2002-2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Africa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Africa<\/a> &#127757; is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a 63% increase in the number of zoonotic outbreaks in the region in the decade from 2012-2022 compared to 2001-2011, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHO?\">@WHO<\/a> analysis &#10145;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b6mnJVKydw\">https:\/\/t.co\/b6mnJVKydw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V6QEPSSSQB\">pic.twitter.com\/V6QEPSSSQB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHOAFRO\/status\/1547551661941456903?\">July 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Infections originating in animals and then jumping to humans have been happening for centuries, but the risk of mass infections and deaths had been relatively limited in Africa. Poor transport infrastructure acted as a natural barrier,&rdquo; said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-world-health-organization-announces-gaza-fighting-will-paused-vaccine-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO<\/a> regional director for Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, with improved transportation in Africa, there is an increased threat of zoonotic pathogens traveling to large urban centres. We must act now to contain zoonotic diseases before they can cause widespread infections and stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-utterly-obliterated-rubio-announces-97-staff-gone-africa-asia--20-staffers-total\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Africa<\/a> from becoming a hotspot for emerging infectious diseases,&rdquo; Moeti said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The outbreak started on January 21 when three children in Boloko village consumed a bat and showed symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, dying within two days. &#8220;This is very concerning,&#8221; stated Serge Ngalebato, medical director at Bikoro Hospital. 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