An incident in sokoto
- Three people including two students, have reportedly died from a ‘strange illness’ in Mabera, Sokoto state
- The development was confirmed by the state government which stated that preliminary investigation conducted by some doctors suspected malaria as the cause for the deaths
- The state’s deputy director Public Health said similar incidents were recorded last year; but stressed that the government was determined to combat and address any form of outbreaks in the state
The Sokoto State government has confirmed three deaths, including two students, following a strange illness that occurred in two neighbouring houses at Mabera in the state, NAN reports.
A mechanic and father of five, one Malam Abdullahi Lawal, 58, reportedly died as a result of severe headache, convulsion and bleeding from the eye on Saturday, November 11.
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NAIJ.com gathers that two students who were neighbours to the deceased, Bello Aminu, 15, and Nasiru Kamba, 14 also died after at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto on Monday, November 13, after exhibiting similar symptoms.
Aminu was a student of a day secondary school while Kamba was an Almajiri student serving as a house help at Aminu’s family house.
Addressing newsmen on Wednesday, November 15, the deputy director Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Alhaji Abbas Aliyu, confirmed the three deaths; noting that preliminary investigation conducted by some doctors suspected malaria as the cause for the deaths.
Aliyu said a team of specialists were deployed to the area and people were sensitized to report any suspected case immediately, to obtain samples for onward diagnosis.
He regretted that no sample was extracted from all the deaths as they were buried same day; adding that at present, no such case had been reported again.
The director said the government was determined to combat and address any form of outbreaks in the state.
He said similar incidents were recorded last year and affected victims were diagnosed with viral hemorrhage, fever which required high degree of treatment.
He acknowledged the receipt of cautionary information from the Federal Ministry of Health alerting the state on possible occurrence of some strange diseases.
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In a related development, NAIJ.com previously reported that more than 38 people were killed by a strange illness in Saburi 1, a slum settlement in the Dei-Dei axis of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory.
The victims who died in strange circumstances were said to have complained of headache or fever.
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- The development was confirmed by the state government which stated that preliminary investigation conducted by some doctors suspected malaria as the cause for the deaths
- The state’s deputy director Public Health said similar incidents were recorded last year; but stressed that the government was determined to combat and address any form of outbreaks in the state
The Sokoto State government has confirmed three deaths, including two students, following a strange illness that occurred in two neighbouring houses at Mabera in the state, NAN reports.
A mechanic and father of five, one Malam Abdullahi Lawal, 58, reportedly died as a result of severe headache, convulsion and bleeding from the eye on Saturday, November 11.
READ ALSO: The North should be allowed to remain in power till 2023 - APC
NAIJ.com gathers that two students who were neighbours to the deceased, Bello Aminu, 15, and Nasiru Kamba, 14 also died after at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto on Monday, November 13, after exhibiting similar symptoms.
Aminu was a student of a day secondary school while Kamba was an Almajiri student serving as a house help at Aminu’s family house.
Addressing newsmen on Wednesday, November 15, the deputy director Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Alhaji Abbas Aliyu, confirmed the three deaths; noting that preliminary investigation conducted by some doctors suspected malaria as the cause for the deaths.
Aliyu said a team of specialists were deployed to the area and people were sensitized to report any suspected case immediately, to obtain samples for onward diagnosis.
He regretted that no sample was extracted from all the deaths as they were buried same day; adding that at present, no such case had been reported again.
The director said the government was determined to combat and address any form of outbreaks in the state.
He said similar incidents were recorded last year and affected victims were diagnosed with viral hemorrhage, fever which required high degree of treatment.
He acknowledged the receipt of cautionary information from the Federal Ministry of Health alerting the state on possible occurrence of some strange diseases.
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In a related development, NAIJ.com previously reported that more than 38 people were killed by a strange illness in Saburi 1, a slum settlement in the Dei-Dei axis of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory.
The victims who died in strange circumstances were said to have complained of headache or fever.
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