Cameroon: Partners Wage War against Konzo Disease. March 10, 2009. Allafrica.com. Introduce anti-Konzo Cassava varieties as Stakeholders discuss preventive strategy in Yaoundé.The consumption of toxic compounds with improperly prepared cassava with high cyanogenic potential has caused disastrous consequences in some regions of Cameroon and Central African Republic provoking the outbreak of Konzo, a new disease that causes paralysis of both legs. [ See ]. Image from Spanish notice.