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Mystery illness sickens hundreds, kills dozens in Congo

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Summary
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87% Informative

A mysterious, flu-like illness has sickened 376 people and left 79 dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo .

The origin of the disease, first detected in Kwango province in southwestern Congo , remains unknown.

Symptoms reported by infected people include fever, headache, nasal congestion, cough, difficulty breathing and anemia.

VR Score

90

Informative language

91

Neutral language

60

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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