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The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases, and “that’s what’s really worrying,” Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring center, told The Associated Press.

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths.

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.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

ate a bat and died within 48 hours following hemorrhagic fever symptoms

Are we seeing another Ebola outbreak? Or is this a different viral hemorrhagic fever?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

We should really stop eating bats.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

spoken like someone trying to keep all the good bats for themselves

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I'll take all your ~~delicious~~ bat meat and dispose of it safely for you

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 hours ago

All samples were negative for common hemorrhagic fever diseases, although some tested positive for malaria.

Looks like at minimum, it's a strain of Ebola that's different enough not to register on a test.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

They had a previous outbreak in December that was diagnosed as malaria. This outbreak is not that one but malaria has not been confirmed as the culprit.

In any case, please don't go to Congo to bring whatever it is to the rest of the world. Let WHO experts figure it out....if only a retard president had not pulled funding for that vital global health organization.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

We can insult Trump without restoring to ableist slurs.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Genuine question, would calling him an idiot, or some other euphemism, be better? It all boils down to "ableist" if you consider it deeply. How do you insult an individual without insulting people like them?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

I mean, yes? Are there jackasses, douchebags, and shitbirds out there I should be worried about offending?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

Speak for yourself. I'll slur all his disabilities any chance I get.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't seen the r-slur used since the mid 2000s, and now suddenly it's everywhere in the past 2-3 weeks. Why are we back-pedaling on even the most basic decencies?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

When fash take over the hard words come back. Also id say the prez is more retarded than someone with down syndrome so really he owns the word now kinda like how all nazis are boot licking fa*****ts(fascists lol)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I am thinking a Congo vacation might be the cheapest thing I can do to save America. Go straight fro the Congo to a Republican fundraiser.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

I can think of cheaper!

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