A Mysterious Illness Is Killing People in Southwestern Congo
A mysterious illness has been killing dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since mid - November . Now health officials are scrambling to identify the cause and contain its spread . DRC officials appear to have first briefed the medium about the potential irruption over the weekend , which may have killed as many as 143 people so far . Officials have begun to inquire and are apprise residents to practice good hygiene and to debar touching the dead ....