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Ituri: Two deaths out of thirty cases of an unknown disease in Bafwabango in one week
Published on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:26 | Modified on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:26
Thirty cases, including two deaths, from an unknown disease similar to Mpox have been recorded in one week in Bafwabango, in the Mambasa territory (Ituri province).
The chief physician of the Niania health zone confirmed the presence of this pathology and indicated that he had forwarded samples to the Bunia laboratory for further analysis. He called on the local population to strictly observe hygiene measures.
For over a week, several medical facilities in the Niania health zone have been registering patients with worrying symptoms: high fevers, skin rashes, mucous membrane lesions, headaches, and muscle pain.
The most affected village is Bafwabango, located at kilometer point 51, on the border between the territory of Mambasa (Ituri) and the neighboring province of Haut-Uélé. According to members of civil society, around twenty people affected are currently being treated in various health facilities.
Provincial MPs from Mambasa and other social actors, who are closely monitoring the situation, are calling for rapid intervention to contain the spread of this disease in this busy mining area.
https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/07/...e-cas-dune-maladie-inconnue-bafwabango-en-une
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See also:
DRC - Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak 2025
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Ituri: Two deaths out of thirty cases of an unknown disease in Bafwabango in one week
Published on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:26 | Modified on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:26
Thirty cases, including two deaths, from an unknown disease similar to Mpox have been recorded in one week in Bafwabango, in the Mambasa territory (Ituri province).
The chief physician of the Niania health zone confirmed the presence of this pathology and indicated that he had forwarded samples to the Bunia laboratory for further analysis. He called on the local population to strictly observe hygiene measures.
For over a week, several medical facilities in the Niania health zone have been registering patients with worrying symptoms: high fevers, skin rashes, mucous membrane lesions, headaches, and muscle pain.
The most affected village is Bafwabango, located at kilometer point 51, on the border between the territory of Mambasa (Ituri) and the neighboring province of Haut-Uélé. According to members of civil society, around twenty people affected are currently being treated in various health facilities.
Provincial MPs from Mambasa and other social actors, who are closely monitoring the situation, are calling for rapid intervention to contain the spread of this disease in this busy mining area.
https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/07/...e-cas-dune-maladie-inconnue-bafwabango-en-une
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See also:
DRC - Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak 2025
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