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Concern as mystery disease kills over 50 people in DRC

Grungy photo of feet with toe tag on a morgue table.[Courtesy]

For the past eight weeks, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been more than just a war zone. Amid ongoing violence, where civilians are being killed and women and children subjected to horrific abuse, the country now faces a growing health crisis.

A deadly outbreak of an unidentified illness has already claimed over 50 lives in the northwestern Equateur province, raising fears of another potential epidemic in a nation with fragile healthcare infrastructure.

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