WHO Deploying Experts To Support Health Authorities In Democratic Republic Of Congo To Investigate Undiagnosed Disease

Reuters (12/6, More) reported, “The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country.” The “experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango province, where they will deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause of the illness.” According to Reuters, “laboratory tests are being conducted to determine the cause, the WHO said, adding that it would share more information as soon as it was available.”