A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

Wonderful... After Eating A Bat...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/unknown-illness-kills-50-people-part-congo-hours-119143500

KINSHASA, Congo -- An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

The interval between the onset of symptoms – which include fever, vomiting and internal bleeding – and death has been 48 hours in most cases and “that’s what’s really worrying,” said Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring center.

These “hemorrhagic fever” symptoms are commonly linked to known deadly viruses, such as Ebola, dengue, Marburg and yellow fever, but researchers have ruled these out based on tests of more than a dozen samples collected so far.

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, with 419 cases recorded and 53 deaths.

The outbreak began in the village of Boloko after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours, the Africa office of the World Health Organization said Monday.

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

Would one bat feed 3 kids?

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

Is that supposed to be a joke? You find this funny?

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

You find this funny?

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

I think it’s weird that 3 kids all ate one bat & then 50 people are now dead...

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

The 3 kids ate a bat and 50 people in contact with the kids contracted a pathogen which killed them.

It's seems like a blood born disease similar to Ebola.

If Ms Katya understood biology, she'd know that the intestinal tract absorbs nutrients from food and sends those pathogen infected nutrients to the kidneys and liver, so that's where the internal bleeding probably was.

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

WHY would 3 kids eat a bat?

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

Maybe because that's what they eat there.

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

Yeah in Congo and Ndoki, the eating of bats is not uncommon.

Hill tribe of Northern Thailand eats bats.

Other locations in Southeast! Asia and Papua New Guinea into Australia, bat eating can be found.

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

sounds like another elitist experiment to decrease the population


mutantX?

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

Outbreak started on Jan 21st

Its Trump's fault

RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick

katya
3/2/2025 4:38 am GMT

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RE: A Mystery Illness In Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick
WHY would 3 kids eat a bat?