An outbreak of a strange ailment has claimed
more than twenty five lives in Ode Irele in Irele
local government area of Ondo State, a
community leader has told SaharaReporters.
In a telephone interview with our
correspondent, the community leader, Ayodele
Omole, stated that the “strange ailment” broke
out on Wednesday morning and had already
created panic among residents, adding that
many people were fleeing from the community.
In a radio broadcast, the Ondo State
Commissioner for Health, Dayo Adeyanju,
confirmed the outbreak, but assured residents
that it was not Ebola.
Even though the source of the epidemic has not
been determined, Mr. Omole stated that many
residents had blamed it on an “evil spiritual
attack.”
“We noticed the strange ailment yesterday
(Wednesday),” said Mr. Omole. “Several people
lost their sight before they died instantly.
“As at the last count, in the early hours of today
(Thursday), more than 25 dead bodies were
counted in the streets of Irele.
“Unlike yesterday, people are now scared of
carrying the bodies because of fear of infections.
Some residents have fled the community for Ore
town while others are planning to leave for
Akure for total safety.”
He stated that, in addition causing blindness,
the unknown disease also caused victims’
tongues to swell abnormally, rendering the
victims incapable of speech, prior to death
within a few hours.
Mr. Omole said many in the community saw the
ailment as having “a spiritual cause,” adding
that they believed it was beyond the control of
state health officials. He added that the
residents were hoping that some traditional
healers would quickly come in to help.
A young resident in the town said the gods in
the community were angry because “some
section of the shrine was recently destroyed and
some sacred objects stolen by unknown people.”
He said some worshipers of the deity and
traditional priests were meeting to discover
those behind the theft.
Meanwhile, the state government has confirmed
the outbreak of the “unknown disease,” adding
that it was on top of the situation.
In a broadcast on a state-owned radio station in
Akure, the state capital, the Ondo State
Commissioner for Health, Mr. Adeyanju, said the
ravaging disease was not Ebola as some feared.
The commissioner stated that health officials
and equipment had been deployed to the
community to curtail the spread of the strange
disease.
“The community outbreak team informed us
yesterday morning of disease outbreak in Irele.
The unknown disease isn’t Ebola as it doesn’t
manifest any of its symptoms, but only attacks
the central nervous system of the victims.
“We can’t really say what is responsible for this
ailment. It was clear that those who had died
had no symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea,” said
Mr. Adeyanju, adding that the symptoms of the
ailment included headaches and loss of sight
prior to death.
“The disease has been spread to the whole town
and it has been very difficult to trace it to a
particular source because it had already spread
across the whole local government of Irele,” he
said.
The health commissioner disclosed that
investigations had commenced to determine the
cause and source of the strange epidemic
stressing that blood samples from some victims
have been taken to a laboratory in Lagos for
tests.


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The return of ebola season 2

aforosco:
An outbreak
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Meanwhile, the state government has confirmed
the outbreak of the “unknown disease,” adding
that it was on top of the situation.
In a broadcast on a state-owned radio station in
Akure, the state capital, the Ondo State
Commissioner for Health, Mr. Adeyanju, said the
ra taken to a laboratory in Lagos for
tests.


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@bolded 9ja govt always on top of the situation

make dem do something fast Ok
make dem no think say na only the poor go suffer am
Ebola hammer both the poor and the rich

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