Initial reports had suspected lassa fever, but
medics told Dr. Saka Audu, Commissioner
for Health, who visited the affected areas on
Thursday, that it was a strange disease that
was unknown.A strange disease, whose symptoms include
diarrhea, bloodstained vomiting and high
fever has killed 50 people at Okunran,
Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa villages in Yagba
West Local Government of Kogi.
Initial reports had suspected lassa fever, but
medics told Dr. Saka Audu, Commissioner
for Health, who visited the affected areas on
Thursday, that it was a strange disease that
was unknown.
“We initially suspected Lassa Fever after
getting some misleading reports about
people bleeding around, so we made a
diagnosis for viral haemorrhagic fever
(lassa fever), but the result was negative,”
Dr. Jannette Hathorn, a Consultant at ECWA
Hospital, Egbe told Audu.
She said that the first case was that of a
child of two and half years, who died 12
hours after he was brought to the hospital.
“We are sure it is not lassa fever; but our
concern is that we do not know exactly
what is happening. We have not arrived at a
definitive diagnosis.
“Two adult patients were also brought
here; one showed symptoms of ulcer-viral
illness, but there was no bleeding
component of any haemorrhagic symptom.
“We isolated them and both of them were
treated for malaria. When they started
improving, we let them go.
“Another parent brought a child to the
hospital and pleaded for help. He said that
50 people had died in their village with
similar symptoms of bloodstained vomiting,
diarrhea and fever.
“When the child died, we called the World
Health Organisation (WHO). Yesterday saharareporters.com/2017/08/17/unknown-disease-kills-50-people-kogi-state

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Another one? God save us o

God ooo...EPP us


I never born

Another one again? And all dos shouting "vision 2020" dos years couldn't see year 2020 will be a useless year?

No b una talk say Bill Gate na good man? When Melinda Gates said she saw corpses u guys thought she was joking? N Chinese people are still in Nigeria

Hmmmn

The report didn't state anything about conducting a Covid-19 test on the infected patients. What sort of naivety is this, in this era of pandemic

If at all, the first suspicion should have been carrying out a Coronavirus test, then others in an attempt to diagnose the strange illness.

The authorities in Kogi state should wake up!

I'm not surprised, that stupid youthful tout called Bello is the govano.