Two markedly different articles on the same outbreak, released almost simulatneously. I tend to trust the first source more than Xinhua, as it is a Nigerian source, but the contradiction is striking.
Cholera: 76 Killed , 840 Hospitalised in Adamawa
From Mathew Onah in Yola, 09.25.2009
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At least 76 persons have been confirmed dead from a suspected outbreak of an epidemic of cholera in about seven local government councils of Adamawa state.
The strange disease which manifests with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and mild fever is ravaging communities in seven local government areas, of Mubi, north and south, Maiha, Michika, Madagali, Girie, and Hong in the northern part of the state.
So far, 76 people have died, while 846 are receiving treatment at the various state health establishments in the state.Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Musa Bubakari Kamale, who stated this yesterday after the weekly executive council meeting, said the government had dispatched adequate drugs and a medical response team to attend to those already afflicted with the disease in the affected areas.
He said blood and tissue samples of victims of the disease had been collected and sent to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the University Teaching Hospital Ibadan, France and U.S. for expert analysis to determine the cause and nature of the disease.It would be recalled that the Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa Ahmadu, had on Monday, alerted the state government on the rampaging epidemic affecting the area when he paid ramadan sallah homage to the governor. The Emir had intimated the governor that there was shortage of drugs and medical personnel in the affected areas and appealed for assistance.The commissioner said the disease may have been caused by filthy environment occasioned by the rainy season and advised people in the affected areas to purify their drinking water as well as keep their environment clean.
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Strange disease kills 71 people in Nigeria's Adamawa State
www.chinaview.cn 2009-09-25 14:51:10 Print
LAGOS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 71 people have been confirmed dead and other 746 lying critically ill of a yet to be diagnosed disease in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa State, the Nigerian Tribune newspaper reported on Friday.
Bubakari Musa Kamale, state commissioner for information, confirmed the death toll, saying the nature of the disease has not been determined.
The official said the state government is waiting for the outcome of the specimen sent for analysis. The epidemic has continued unabated for the past weeks, he said, ruling out the outbreak of cholera.
"This is a strange disease that is characterized by excessive vomiting, diarrhea, high fever and in some instances, coughing," said the commissioner.
According to Kamale, the samples have since been sent for analysis to teaching hospitals in southwest Nigeria's Oyo State and northern Borno State, as well as to France and the United States.
He said the state government had taken measures to arrest the situation from spreading by providing drugs to the Health Ministry for administration in the affected areas.
Cholera: 76 Killed , 840 Hospitalised in Adamawa
From Mathew Onah in Yola, 09.25.2009
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At least 76 persons have been confirmed dead from a suspected outbreak of an epidemic of cholera in about seven local government councils of Adamawa state.
The strange disease which manifests with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and mild fever is ravaging communities in seven local government areas, of Mubi, north and south, Maiha, Michika, Madagali, Girie, and Hong in the northern part of the state.
So far, 76 people have died, while 846 are receiving treatment at the various state health establishments in the state.Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Musa Bubakari Kamale, who stated this yesterday after the weekly executive council meeting, said the government had dispatched adequate drugs and a medical response team to attend to those already afflicted with the disease in the affected areas.
He said blood and tissue samples of victims of the disease had been collected and sent to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the University Teaching Hospital Ibadan, France and U.S. for expert analysis to determine the cause and nature of the disease.It would be recalled that the Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa Ahmadu, had on Monday, alerted the state government on the rampaging epidemic affecting the area when he paid ramadan sallah homage to the governor. The Emir had intimated the governor that there was shortage of drugs and medical personnel in the affected areas and appealed for assistance.The commissioner said the disease may have been caused by filthy environment occasioned by the rainy season and advised people in the affected areas to purify their drinking water as well as keep their environment clean.
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Strange disease kills 71 people in Nigeria's Adamawa State
www.chinaview.cn 2009-09-25 14:51:10 Print
LAGOS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 71 people have been confirmed dead and other 746 lying critically ill of a yet to be diagnosed disease in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa State, the Nigerian Tribune newspaper reported on Friday.
Bubakari Musa Kamale, state commissioner for information, confirmed the death toll, saying the nature of the disease has not been determined.
The official said the state government is waiting for the outcome of the specimen sent for analysis. The epidemic has continued unabated for the past weeks, he said, ruling out the outbreak of cholera.
"This is a strange disease that is characterized by excessive vomiting, diarrhea, high fever and in some instances, coughing," said the commissioner.
According to Kamale, the samples have since been sent for analysis to teaching hospitals in southwest Nigeria's Oyo State and northern Borno State, as well as to France and the United States.
He said the state government had taken measures to arrest the situation from spreading by providing drugs to the Health Ministry for administration in the affected areas.
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