Plague deaths in Congo

A RARE form of plague has killed at least 61 people around a diamond mine in the remote wilds of north-east Congo.

Plague deaths in Congo
Sat, 19 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

WHO officials fear hundreds more who fled into the forests to escape the contagion are infected and dying.

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