Health officials in Congo have reported cases of an unidentified illness called the ‘crying disease’ in two remote villages in Equateur province. So far, the disease has infected over 1,000 people and has claimed the lives of 60 people in the past few weeks.

An unknown illness has resulted in 53 deaths in Congo's Equateur province, with nearly half of the victims dying within hours. The cause and mode of t

The first cases occurred after children ate bats. Now hundreds of people in two villages are sick and more than 50 are dead.