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Health alerts: Unknown form of plague disease kills 5 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Feb 13, 2008

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Status: Medium risk. A deadly epidemic feared to be pneumonic plague has broken out in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. An unknown disease similar to pneumonic plague has killed 5 persons since January 2008 in a locality of the Northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], according to the Ministry of Health. The situation seems to be under control because we have not reported any new cases in the past 2 weeks, said Dr Mondonge. Disease surveillance and public awareness has reduced increasing number of cases. Samples taken from the cases have been sent to laboratory in Bunia to detect the bacteria and officials are waiting for the results. Plague can be extremely contagious, when transmitted by the respiratory route [through inhalation] or through contact with secretions.

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