At least 50 people die in Congo from mystery illness that kills within 48 hours
More than 50 people have died in north western Congo from an unknown illness which has been killing victims within 48 hours.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched a team of experts to the area to take samples and try to determine the cause.
The WHO’s Africa office said the first cases in the town of Boloko began after three children ate a bat and quickly died following haemorrhagic fever symptoms, Associated Press reported.
