Deciphering the etiology of the 2024 outbreak of undiagnosed febrile illness in Panzi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

By afschroeder • February 19, 2026

Wawina-Bokalanga T, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Ola-Mpumbe R, Lokilo E, Mwakisenda-Tshakotsho F, Delphine M, Kahindo I, Tshonaka-Nkololo A, Vakaniaki EH, Loman N, Houben S, Lumembe-Numbi R, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Ponga-Museme A, Mukota-Nungu Y, Kumar A, Meris M, Wilkinson S, Colquhoun R, Kenye KM, Akil-Bandali P, Amuri-Aziza A, Martinez GS, Kelvin DJ, Dijkman R, Hensley LE, Kasita C, Kafua-Wemba F, Mwamba D, Subissi L, Hoff NA, Peeters M, Rimoin AW, Mokili JL, Lunguya-Metila O, Nkwembe E, Rambaut A, Liesenborghs L, Low N, Kindrachuk J, Vercauteren K, Edwards R, Kelly JN, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Mumba D, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ. Deciphering the etiology of the 2024 outbreak of undiagnosed febrile illness in Panzi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nat Med. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1038/s41591-026-04235-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41708925.

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