Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo
The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and Marburg have been ruled out.
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Unknown illness kills more than 50 in north-west DRC
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Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in Congo after kids eat bat
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