[URGENT] Hemorrhagic fever grips Congo, killing more than 100

In all, four villages are affected and 217 people have come down with the illness, including 103 who died. Of the dead, 100 were adults and three were children, said Kanow. Two medical teams from the province's administrative seat have been sent to Mweka, an area that has a population of 140,000.

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