Updates from the DRC MoH on the unidentified illness circulating:
➡️376 cases | 79 deaths | ~300 recovered
➡️~40% of cases are among children <5 yo
➡️Primary symptoms: fever, cough, runny nose, headache, myalgia, respiratory distress
➡️Suspicion is for respiratory disease
NEW: Unidentified illness in Congo appears to be a respiratory disease, according to the health minister.
"I can't say yet whether it's waterborne, a bacterial infection, or transmitted through coughing. We need to identify the pathogen first before determining how it spreads."