DRC - Unknown disease kills 13 children aged zero to two in Yakusu, province of Tshopo

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A disease of unknown origin kills 13 children aged zero to two in Yakusu.

CMARCH 21, 2023 HEALTH

Kisangani, March 21, 2023 (ACP).- Thirteen (13) children aged zero to 2 years died following a disease of as yet unknown origin in the rural area of ​​Yakusu, in Yasekwe village in the Yawenda groupement at 61 km from the city of Kisangani in the province of Tshopo, in the North East of the DRC learned the ACP Tuesday from local sources.

“ I myself experienced the situation. I assisted in the bereavement of a child of one year and about eight months. Before this child, there were already 8 others who died of an illness of unknown origin ” testifies the CT Jean Pierre Litwanga.

He added “ the information in my possession informs that, all those who died have cough, fever and after a while they die. Yangilimo village has already recorded 9 deaths and Yaoseko village 4 deaths ”.

One of the notables of the region Jean Mwanakoy, launched a cry of alarm: " Being a native of there, I send a message to the Ministry of Public Health, through one of these departments, the health zone of Yakusu to dispatch a team on the ground to unearth what is eating away at the community of Turumbu ”. ACP/Kayu

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