Just visited Africa – “Disease X”: Italians in hospital with symptoms

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Health warning in Tuscany: An Italian man who was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms after a stay in Africa may be suffering from the mysterious ‘Disease

A person had returned from Africa with flu-like symptoms, Italian media reported on Monday. The patient was treated at a hospital in Lucca from November 22 to December 3, but has since been released.

Samples are now being tested
It cannot be ruled out that he suffered from ‘disease X’, which occurred in the south-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The hospital has informed the Supreme Institute of Health (ISS) in Rome, which is now testing the patient’s samples.

Search for ‘true nature of the disease’
Given the increasing number of cases and the many unanswered questions about ‘Disease

Health authorities in the affected province of Kwango, together with deployed experts, worked hard to “discover the true nature of this disease,” said Jude Tshangata, the civil society organization’s coordinator.

Source: Krone

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