Malaria confirmed as cause of deadly outbreak in DRC

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed that a mysterious illness that killed more than 50 people earlier this year was malaria.

The National Public Health Institute announced late Monday that tests confirmed the disease caused the deaths of 52 people and affected nearly 1,000 others in Equateur province.

Symptoms included fever, fatigue, vomiting, and weight loss. Initially suspected to be either malaria or…