Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Just four months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency over mpox – which has overwhelmed health systems in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – a new mystery flu-like illness that’s killed dozens of people has raised fears among many Congolese.
Forty-year-old Denise Kabeya lives in the Panzi area in DRC’s western Kwango province – where health authorities say most cases of the unknown disease have emerged since October.
