In southwest Congo a strange flu-like sickness has taken dozens of lives in the past month. Local health-teams rushed to find answers about this deadly outbreak
The first batch of test results brought an un-expected twist — most samples showed positive for malaria (9 out of 12 specimens to be exact). However the sample quality wasnt good enough to make final conclusions
Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe who leads the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa shared some insights: “We need to do more research to understand if weʼre dealing with an epidemic.“ The research-center continues its work to figure out whats really happening in the region
The situation remains un-clear as medical experts work round-the-clock to collect better samples and run more tests. Local doctors keep track of new cases while lab-workers process incoming specimens