A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to health officials.

At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says. The health ministry says the majority of people who have died are between the ages of 15 and 18.

A potential outbreak of a flu-like illness has killed nearly 150 people in the region, mostly children over 15.

A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.

An unidentified disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of Congo’s southwestern Kwango province in November, sparking concerns among local authorities and health officials. The

A military spokesperson says at least 10 people were killed and an unspecified number of others were abducted in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group

An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. The deputy provincial governor, Rémy Saki, told The Associated Press that between 67 and 243 people died from the mysterious disease,

An unidentified, flu-like illness has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to news reports. The deaths were reported in the Kwango province, which is located in the southwestern portion of the country and shares a border with Angola to the south.