Treyfish replied

sounds like crap to me.

Congo’s health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria

Reuters
-17 Dec 2024, 11:05 PM
The previously unidentified illness killed 143 people in the southwestern Kwango province. LUBUMBASHI: Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry said today that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country’s Panzi health zone is a severe form of malaria.

Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the southwestern Kwango province in November.
“The mystery has finally been solved. It’s a case of severe malaria in the form of a respiratory illness … and weakened by malnutrition,” the health ministry said in a statement.

It also said that 592 cases had been reported since October 2020 with a fatality rate of 6.2%.
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​​​​​​https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/ca...evere-malaria/

Treyfish replied

.....In an emailed statement to USA TODAY, the World Health Organization said it hasn't conclusively determined the cause of the illness yet and lab testing is ongoing.....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...a/77044559007/

Treyfish replied

 more on severe malaria, seems plausible but the respiratory stuff is missing and WHO said no definitive results yet so there ya go

In 2022, some 249 million cases of malaria worldwide resulted in an estimated 608,000 deaths, with 80 percent being 5 years old or less.^[5] Nearly all malarial deaths are caused by P. falciparum, and 95% of such cases occur in Africa. In Sub-Saharan Africa, almost 100% of cases were due to P. falciparum, whereas in most other regions where malaria is endemic, other, less virulent plasmodial species predominate.<sup>[6]

......</sup>Unlike other malarias, which show regular periodicity of fever, falciparum, though exhibiting a 48-hour cycle, usually presents as irregular bouts of fever. This difference is due the ability of P. falciparum merozoites to invade a large number of RBCs sequentially without coordinated intervals, which is not seen in other malarial parasites.^[68] P. falciparum is therefore responsible for almost all severe human illnesses and deaths due to malaria, in a condition called pernicious or complicated or severe malaria. Complicated malaria occurs more commonly in children under age 5,^[46] and sometimes in pregnant women (a condition specifically called pregnancy-associated malaria).^[78] Women become susceptible to severe malaria during their first pregnancy. Susceptibility to severe malaria is reduced in subsequent pregnancies due to increased antibody levels against variant surface antigens that appear on infected erythrocytes.^[79] But increased immunity in the mother increases susceptibility to malaria in newborn babies.^[78]

Treyfish replied

 So now they admit an influenza virus is involved but still no clarification of the type, where it came from or animal. Mixed with Covid-19, sars thing. No new report of spreading yet?

alert commented on Treyfish's reply

Some of the cases appear to have tested positive for COVID as well, despite earlier denials. Looks like an "all of the above" situation to me.

somebodyoutthere replied

Yes, perhaps like everywhere else people are getting sick over and over again & some w coinfections, but in this region of the Congo they are an especially vulnerable population with endemic malaria & malnutrition added into the mix. All of those factors together could increase the fatality rate. Osterholm pointed out that it’s probably not a new “disease x” because he would’ve expected to see more exponential increase if that was the case

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Willy BITWISILA L
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Translated from French by Google

KWANGOLAISES AND KWANGOLAISES,

I AM STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO INFORM YOU OF A HEALTH SITUATION AFFECTING OUR PROVINCE, IN THE TERRITORY OF KASONGO LUNDA.
THIS IS THE OUTBREAK THAT IS CAUSING DEATHS IN THE SO FAR UNIDENTIFIED PANZI HEALTH ZONE.

TODAY, AFTER A RIGOROUS EVALUATION, THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE INRB LABORATORY HAVE JUST CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE FLU, CAUSED BY THE VIRUSES INFLUENZA AH1N1, HUMAN RHINOVIRUSES (HRV) AND SARS-COV-2 ASSOCIATED WITH MALARIA ON A GROUND OF MALNUTRITION, AN EPIDEMIC THAT I OFFICIALLY DECLARED.

THESE DISEASES ARE MANIFESTED BY FEVER, COUGH, RHINORRHEA, PHYSICAL ASTHENIA ASSOCIATED OR NOT WITH DYSPNEA, GENERALIZED ACHES, SORE THROAT AND MUSCLE PAIN.

COMPLICATIONS MADE OF SEVERE ANEMIA, RESPIRATORY AND METABOLIC DISORDERS CAN LEAD TO DEATH.
THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ANY PERSON SHOWING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS MENTIONED ABOVE GO TO THE NEAREST HEALTH CARE FACILITY FOR CORRECT AND FREE CARE.

I SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, ON BEHALF OF THE KWANGO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND MY OWN, MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO ALL THE FAMILIES SUFFERED BY THIS EPIDEMIC!
THE RAPID AND WORRYING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS EPIDEMIC REQUIRES IMMEDIATE AND GENERAL MOBILIZATION.

TO THIS END, I ASK THE ENTIRE POPULATION TO RESPECT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
- WASH YOUR HANDS REGULARLY AND CORRECTLY WITH SOAP OR ZANDRE,
- WEAR A MASK (NOSE COVER);
- RESPECT PHYSICAL DISTANCING (AT LEAST 1 METER);
- DO NOT GREETING BY THE HAND;
- SLEEP EVERY NIGHT UNDER A MOSQUITO NET TREATED WITH INSECTICIDE;
- INITIATE FOOD SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES (LIVESTOCK, AGRICULTURE) AND PROMOTE SELF-CONSUMPTION.

BECAUSE THEY SAY, “PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE”
➢ KWANGOLAISES AND KWANGOLAISES,
I WOULD LIKE TO REASSUR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ALL NECESSARY MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

LONG LIVE THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO;

LONG LIVE KWANGO PROVINCE

THANK YOU
@Presidence_RDC

@PrimatureRDC

@MinSanteRDC

@inrb_kinshasa​