Italy raises the level of attention on the mysterious disease that has caused dozens of victims in Congo .

A letter sent by the Ministry of Health asks the Usmaf, the Maritime, Air and Border Health Offices of the Ministry of Health, "to pay attention to all entry points, especially for direct flights from the country ."

Local authorities in close collaboration with international ones "are working to verify the situation and provide a rapid and effective response to this new epidemic outbreak that is affecting the country, already recently hit by the Monkeypox epidemic".

The disease has affected thousands of people, causing the death of several young people, including children . It causes fever, headache, cough, runny nose and anemia. The authorities are calling on the population of the affected area to limit their movements: " Entry and exit from this health zone must be limited, we must avoid greeting each other by shaking hands, wash our hands regularly ." The WHO has sent a team of experts to collect samples for laboratory analysis.

(Unioneonline/L)

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