Benin - Food poisoning in Kouande: 8 deaths in a family in Ganikperou

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Food poisoning in Kouand?: 8 deaths in a family in Ganikperou

Press Group MATINAL October 2, 2018
2018-10-02T10: 52: 00 + 00: 00 NEWS


8 people from a family of 9 members died successively between Friday, September 28th and Sunday, September 30th, 2018 in Ganikperou in the Oroukayo district, Commune of Kouand?. These cascading deaths are believed to be caused by food poisoning.

They are 8 victims recorded for this food intoxication occurred in a household in Ganikperou in the Commune of Kouand?. The consumption of the remains of a corn paste with a sticky sauce, come into contact with a toxic product would be at the origin of this drama, reveals the medical source. According to information overlap, the deceased are all of the family and household of Orou Sema de Ganikperou. So it's a couple and all his children. The only survivor in this household would be a child who has not been consummated with the intoxicated meal. All 8 victims, namely the father, the mother and their 6 children and grandchildren, including 2 girls and 4 boys, died as a result of eating the leftovers of a corn dough accompanied by a sticky sauce eaten at home. dinner the day before. All these people before their death complained of the same malaise of stomach pains. The first has passed from life to death is the eldest son of the family, about forty years old. He died at home without being transported to the hospital. The other 7 people who displayed the same malaise were taken to the Atacora Departmental Hospital Center. Despite the intensive care received, all those suffering from discomfort have died in succession. Informed of the tragedy, the Mayor of the Municipality of Kouand? went to present the condolences of the Communal Council to the population of Ganikperou. He took advantage of this sad situation to draw the attention of his constituents of the risk they run by handling toxic products such as insecticides.

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Probable food poisoning in Kouand?: Eight deaths recorded, analyzes in progress

Eric TCHOGBO By Eric TCHOGBO 03 Oct 2018

The village Ganikperou Oroukayo district in the commune of Kouand? mourns eight deaths suspected of food poisoning since the occurrence of the facts, Friday, September 28th. The alert authorities sent experts to elucidate the ins and outs of the tragedy.

Eight registered deaths and ongoing research to determine the real cause of deaths that occurred since Friday, September 28, at Ganikperou village of the Oroukayo district in the commune of Kouand?. Death struck members of the same family after eating a meal.

According to the mayor of Kouand?, Abassi Moussa, on the phone to explain the circumstances of the tragedy, even if the thesis of food poisoning is likely, we must not neglect the scientific results of samples taken that will soon fall. This will enlighten both the population and the local authorities who are trying to appease the rest of the grieving family.

According to information received, apart from a two-year-old infant who survived, eight people who also tasted the offending meal, gave up the ghost.

For the time being, at the Atacora Departmental Hospital in Natitingou where six family members had been referred to the emergency department, Dr. Dominique Saka, cardiologist, questioned about the origin of such a drama, believes that the death would have occurred following the consumption of the dough.

He added, however, that a multidisciplinary team had been dispatched from Cotonou and took samples to determine the cause of the tragedy that almost decimated an entire family. A pharmacologist toxicologist from the Public Health Directorate and a team from the Ministry of Agriculture are working to detect the toxins or poisons that would have absorbed the victims.

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