2026-04-17 from ctvnews.ca
They experienced fever, vomiting, bloody urine, jaundice and anemia, and so far, no one knows why.
Five people have died in Burundi and another 35 fell ill, but exactly what illness spread through a northern portion of the East African country remains to be determined.
The first cases of the “mystery disease” were reported in late March in Burundi’s Mpanda district, according to an article published Thursday in The British Medical Journal, or BMJ.
Dozens of people who ended up with the undiagnosed illness experienced symptoms including diarrhea, fever, vomiting, bloody urine, fatigue, and abdominal pain, the report said. The most severe cases involved jaundice and anemia.
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