On Tuesday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, also said most of the samples tested positive for malaria, but noted it is possible that more than one disease was involved. He said further samples will be collected and tested.

Health officials revealed Congo's mysterious illness causing flu-like symptoms and dozens of deaths could be malaria.

Amid investigations into this mysterious disease, health officials have also had to respond to mpox outbreaks in the country.

There's early evidence that a mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened 416 people and left 75 dead in the Democ

A mysterious flu-like "Disease X" outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened hundreds and killed at least 79, mostly young people. Health officials are investigating the unknown illness,

KINSHASA, Congo — 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.

With symptoms including fever and cough, the respiratory disease has affected nearly 380 people, half of them young children.