The outbreak has killed at least 50 people, Reuters has reported A disease outbreak in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has killed at least 50 people and affected around 1,000, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a local official. Health officials suspect malaria or food poisoning as the cause of the illness, which has been reported in Equateur province. Dieudonne Mwamba, the director general of the National Institute of Public Health, told the news agency that 52