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Congo gov. says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Congo’s health minister said Thursday the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.

Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern Kwango province, health minister Roger Kamba said. “The health system is quite weak in our rural areas, but for certain types of care, the ministry has all the provisions, and we are waiting for the first results of the sample analysis to properly calibrate things,” he added. Lucien Lufutu, president of the civil society consultation framework of the Kwango province, who is in Panzi, said the local hospital where patients are treated is underequipped.

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