CONGO KILLER 'COVID'
Daily Star|December 18, 2024
71 dead from mystery bug
ZITA WHALLEY
CONGO KILLER 'COVID'

A KILLER virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the next "Disease X" with the potential to cause a pandemic.

More than 400 cases of the unidentified illness, which mainly affects kids under five, have been reported since October, with 71 deaths.

This story is from the December 18, 2024 edition of Daily Star.

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