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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Congo DR (04): (IT) fatal
Plague -- DR CongoSince the beginning of 2021, Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported a total of 117 suspected cases of bubonic and pulmonary plague and 13 deaths (case fatality rate [CFR]: 11.1%) from 8 health zones. In Fataki health zone in the province, where plague has not been seen in at least 10 years, a total of 37 cases of bubonic and pulmonary plague with 12 deaths (CFR: 32.4%) [have been reported].Plague is endemic to the northeast areas of the Read more [...]
