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Jean-Jacques Muembe-Tamfum, a microbiologist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said one of the patients had symptoms of hemorrhagic fever. According to him, the analyzes of the women did not reveal the presence of any diseases known to medicine.
Microbiologist Democratic Republic Congo’s Jean-Jacques Muembe-Tamphum, who discovered the Ebola virus, said a new deadly disease could appear in the country. It was reported on December 31 by CNN.
According to him, one of the patients from the town of Ingende was diagnosed with symptoms of hemorrhagic fever. Their tests did not identify Ebola pathogens or the presence of another disease known to medicine, he said.
The scientist suggested that a woman could become patient zero for a new disease, which he called “disease X”.
According to the publication, the identity of the patient remains a secret to protect her from lynching by local residents who fear Ebola infection. His children were also examined, but showed no symptoms.
According to him, the new disease could be as contagious as COVID-19. Its lethality may be close to that of the Ebola virus, from which approximately half of those infected die.
Muembe also warned that many new diseases could emerge in the future that are transmitted from animals to humans.
Since 1901, scientists have discovered at least 200 new viruses, according to the report.
Jean-Jacques Muembe Tamfum helped identify Ebola in 1976.
On November 18, 2020, the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that it had overcome the next outbreak of the Ebola virus. Since July w130 people were attacked, 55 died.
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