Mystery Illness in Congo - 2025

[GR66]

Being reported on CNN...our next thing to worry about and a 2025 that's looking pretty scary so far:

A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick​

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

The interval between the onset of symptoms – which include fever, vomiting and internal bleeding – and death has been 48 hours in most cases and “that’s what’s really worrying,” said Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring center.

These “hemorrhagic fever” symptoms are commonly linked to known deadly viruses, such as Ebola, dengue, Marburg and yellow fever, but researchers have ruled these out based on tests of more than a dozen samples collected so far.
The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, with 419 cases recorded and 53 deaths.

The outbreak began in the village of Boloko after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours, the Africa office of the World Health Organization said Monday.
There have long been concerns about diseases jumping from animals to humans in places where wild animals are popularly eaten. The number of such outbreaks in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the last decade, the WHO said in 2022.

After the second outbreak of the mystery disease began in the village of Bomate on Feb. 9, samples from 13 cases were sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, for testing, the WHO said. All samples were negative for common hemorrhagic fever diseases, although some tested positive for malaria.

Last year, another mystery flu-like illness that killed dozens of people in another part of Congo was determined likely to be malaria.

 

[OldSolduer]

Mask up!! Six feet! Abandon all hope!!!

 

[brihard]

Ugh. These don’t usually spread too far, but they’re awful where they’re happening.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Ugh. These don’t usually spread too far, but they’re awful where they’re happening.

Unless someone there has a student visa to come study in a Canadian university/college.....

 

[Furniture]

Ugh. These don’t usually spread too far, but they’re awful where they’re happening.

Yeah, if you follow world news you see a strange new disease outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa every few months. Usually a handful of people in a remote area die, and researchers spend a few weeks figuring out what it is.

I wonder if we hear about them more lately because there is better connectivity to remote areas, or if populations booms are causing the diseases to spread more easily. I suspect there is an element of both happening.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Being reported on CNN...our next thing to worry about and a 2025 that's looking pretty scary so far:

A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick​

I really feel that PETA should be focusing all their resources to making that part of the world Vegan and helping them to plant/cultivate soya beans and produce tofu on a massive scale. Would definitely be a 'win win' for the rest of the world and PETA. They would be able to claim some relevance in their daily lives and stop being so miserable that no one listens to them.

 

[medicineman]

Mask up!! Six feet! Abandon all hope!!!

Sounds more like get your zoot suit out instead...oh, and don't eat bats...

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Ugh. These don’t usually spread too far, but they’re awful where they’re happening.

Yea at that speed the virus is not effective at vectoring itself onto new hosts. Apparently Ebola spread was greatly due to the funeral rites of the region.

 

[armrdsoul77]

F*ck I need to get to the store before all the toilet papers gone again!

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I'll reserve judgement. Especially where the WHO is involved.

Fool me once..........

 

[MilEME09]

most outbreaks rarely reach pandemic levels

 

[mariomike]

Apparently Ebola spread was greatly due to the funeral rites of the region.

Four pages on Ebola, if readers are interested,

Ebola: outbreak, Canadian/other response (merged)​

Thread 'Ebola: outbreak, Canadian/other response (merged)'

4 Sep 2014

If the president of MSF (Doctors without Borders) thinks military assistance may be required, then the situation is bad.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/msf-call-for-military-medical-help-with-ebola-response-shows-outbreaks-severity-273708951.html?cx_navSource=d-more-news

This outbreak is different and worth watching as it's impact on the economic stability and security of the region is in jeopardy.

• Armymedic
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• Forum: International Defence and Security

 

[brihard]

Promed has it at 419 suspected cases and 45 deaths as of Feb 15. Ebola and Marburg have both been ruled out; lots of other possibilities under investigation.

Promed Post - ProMED-mail

promedmail.org

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Promed has it at 419 suspected cases and 45 deaths as of Feb 15. Ebola and Marburg have both been ruled out; lots of other possibilities under investigation.

Promed Post - ProMED-mail

promedmail.org

Africa = disease like Australia = things that'll kill you

 

[medicineman]

Africa = disease like Australia = things that'll kill you

Same with South America and most of Asia...

 

[Halifax Tar]

Jesus! Can we stop eating bats ?

 

[medicineman]

Jesus! Can we stop eating bats ?

Winged rats are cooler to catch and eat than plain rats...'cause they can fly to escape instead of just running.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Jesus! Can we stop eating bats ?

Ozzy Osbourne enters the chat.