Over 50 people are dead in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an unknown virus, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's African office said that the outbreak started after three children ate a bat and died within two days after they had hemorrhagic fever symptoms.

A mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in over 400 cases and 53 deaths since January 21. Health experts, including the WHO, are concerned as the disease spreads across remote communities,