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Kano Confirms 3 Deaths, 284 Infections From Strange Disease NEWS by kennyify88: 8:31pm On Mar 16, 2021 |
The Kano government, on Tuesday,
confirmed three persons dead and 284
others infected in the outbreak of a
strange disease.
Commissioner for Health, Aminu Ibrahim-
Tsanyawa, spoke to reporters at a press
conference.
The medical doctor said the infected
persons had been admitted to 25 health
facilities.
Ibrahim-Tsanyawa noted that the disease,
first recorded on March 10, was suspected
to be caused by consumption of
contaminated flavour and a brand of
expired instant drink products.
He said affected persons were identified in
13 local government areas; 101 of them
had been discharged, with 183 currently
on admission.
The affected LGAs are Dala Gwale, Kano
Municipal, Fage, Ungogo, Kumbotso,
Tarauni, Bunkure, Rano, Dawakinjudu,
Dawakin Tofa, Gwarzo and Danbatta.
Ibrahim-Tsanyawa disclosed that the index
case, a six-year-old girl developed
abdominal pain, vomiting, jaundice and
urinating blood (hematuria) after drinking
water bought from a vendor.
The vendor, according to him, sourced the
water from a borehole at a cemetery in the
metropolis.
The assumption involves instant drink
flavour powder and a variety of salt for
industrial use (caustic powder).
“Water, blood and different instant drink
flavour powder samples have been taken
for tests to pin down a diagnosis, ranging
from food-borne disease, food poisoning,
Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever,
Chemical poisoning to Toxix Hepatitis,” he
said.
Ibrahim-Tsanyawa noted that the ministry
was still awaiting the results of samples
analyses to establish the cause(s) of the
infection and identify the disease.
The health ministry is working with the
National Agency for Food, Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and
the State Consumer Protection Council
(KSCPC).
The state has deployed personnel and
scaled up surveillance in the 44 LGAs to
check the circulation of the suspected
products. |
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