Health officials in West Africa are raising the alarm after three people died from a mystery virus that caused them nosebleeds in Burundi.
The cause and origin of this bug are unknown at this point, however, symptoms of the illness reportedly include fever, headaches, dizziness and vomiting.
Authorities across the country are working to contain the virus and are placing some areas under strict instruction to quarantine.
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So far, the area of Baziro has been quarantined, according to local media reports, as it was the location where two of the infected cases were moved for treatment.
A nurse from the Migwa health centre has warned that the disease "kills quickly", with all three deaths coming within 24 hours of the patient showing symptoms.
The Burundian Ministry of Health has already ruled out existing viruses like Ebola and Marburg and is looking closely into this new infection, which appears to be a contagious haemorrhagic bug.
It comes after neighbouring Tanzania announced a Marburg outbreak earlier this month, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring it a "very high" risk to surrounding countries.
In July last year, doctors were dispatched to Burundi to investigate a mysterious "nosebleed" disease in southern Tanzania that claimed the lives of three people.
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