DRC: MSF Treats Over 500 People After Drug Poisoning
Field newsDRC: MSF Treats Over 500 People After Drug Poisoning
September 18, 2015
In early January 2015, MSF was alerted by the local health authorities of a possible meningitis epidemic in the Ituri region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The patients were presenting with mysterious symptoms, including involuntary twitching and motor impairment (dystonia), abnormal posture, and facial assymetry.
Source: MSF News - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elias Primoff Source Type: news
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