Forbes December 8, 2024
Dave Wessner

Experts from the World Health Organization provided an update on Sunday about the Disease X outbreak occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although the report presents a more detailed picture of the outbreak, experts reiterated that the cause remains unknown. The report concludes that the current risk level in the affected region of the DRC is high. At a national level, the risk within the DRC is considered moderate and the regional and global risk levels currently are low. These estimates could change as more becomes known about the cause and spread of the disease.

The new WHO report lists 406 cases of this disease and 31 deaths. The first case was identified on October 24. The number...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID
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