Mystery flu-like outbreak raises another alarm in Congo: The next disease X?

New Microbes New Infect. 2024 Dec 8:63:101554. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101554. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Pawan Kumar¹, Shubham Kumar², Rachana Mehta³, Ranjana Sah^{4

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¹ Global Center for Evidence Synthesis, Chandigarh, India.
² Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
³ Clinical Microbiology, RDC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India.
⁵ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India.

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Keywords: Congo outbreak; Epidemic preparedness; Global health threat; Mystery flu; Pandemic potential; Unidentified illness.