A mystery illness found in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria. The disease has sickened nearly 600 people, mostly children ...

That has led to a working hypothesis that the outbreak is either "severe malaria on a background of malnutrition" or "a viral infection that is happening on the background of malaria," Ngongo said.

That has led to a working hypothesis that the outbreak is either "severe malaria on a background of malnutrition" or "a viral infection that is happening on the background of malaria," Ngongo said.

The current report, however, is in line with the hypothesis put forth by the Africa CDC that the illness could be caused by a viral infection on a background of malaria and malnutrition.

In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as researchers investigated potential treatments, infectious diseases physician ...