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CDC Confirms Malaria Likely Culprit in Deadly DR Congo Outbreak Mystery


A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday.

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