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WHO says water contamination suspected in Congo village hit by illness

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More than 1,000 illnesses have emerged since late January in five villages in Congo 's Equateur province.

WHO: Water source in one village may have been contaminated, but it's too early for a definitive conclusion.

Illnesses were first detected in late January after three children ate a bat and died within 48 hours .

WHO says hundreds of patients have tested positive for malaria, which is common in the region.

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