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A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick (apnews.com)

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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

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[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago

Plus there's the fact that while their immune system is very mammalian, they have a series of novel adaptations that make them nearly perfect populations for particularly nasty viruses.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bats-immune-system-viruses-ebola-marburg-people