Congo’s Health Minister Says Government On Alert Over Mystery Flu-Like Disease That Has Killed Dozens Of People

The AP (12/5, Kamale, Pronczuk) reports, “Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.” The AP adds, “Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that more details about the disease should be known in the next 48 hours as experts receive results from laboratory samples of infected people.”