According to the WHO's Africa office, the first outbreak in the town of Boloko began after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours following hemorrhagic fever symptoms. There have long ...

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between ...

The first victims in one of the villages were children who ate a bat and died within 48 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week. More infections were found in the other villages ...