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Taabo: 7 fatalities from food poisoning in a village

Saturday, August 22, 2015 5:26 p.m.

[22-08-2015. 6:00 p.m.] Informed, the Prefect of the department, Koukougnon Legr?, sent on Saturday in the village, a mission led by the sub-prefect of Taabo, Diarra Salimata, to assimilate the situation and bring compassion and comfort from higher authorities.
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Gnanka gnankassou village, located in the department of Taabo, was the scene of food poisoning on Friday that killed four people. The death toll rose this Saturday, August 22, 2015, with the recording of three other deaths.

Kouam? Kouakou Justin, facts witness, explained that after consumption, on Thursday, of paste corn commonly called "Kabato," 11 members of the same family in the village, became ill.

According to him, Kouam? kouassi Leonard, 48, Kouam? Sotondji Heloise, 63, (his sister who prepared the "Kabato"), his son Yao Kouassi Hope, 3, and nephew Dogni Manasseh 6 years, the first to contract intense abdominal pain, were taken on Friday at Sokorobo health center, 5 kilometers from the village, before passing away.

The other 7 victims, for their part were evacuated the same day, to the general hospital of Tiassal? before being transferred to the emergency Chu of Yopougon for care. Two among them, have succumbed to their discomfort, Friday night and another in Saturday morning.

This is respectively Kamat? Amenan, 27, Moutoima Bienvenu, 14 and Kouam? Anne Marie, 18. However, it is indicated that Amoin Kouassi, 13, N'da Kouassi Jean Marie, 13, and Naomi and Junior children whose family name was not revealed, (on vacation at their aunt, the wife of deceased family head), hospitalized, continue treatment at Chu of Yopougon.
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Bellarmine Yao Kan
Regional Correspondent

http://www.fratmat.info/nos-unes/taabo-une-intoxication-alimentaire-fait-7-morts-dans-un-village

 

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ONE News, Point Sur August 23, 2015 Seriba Kone

Food poisoning in Tiassal? / A dish of "Kabato" killed 10 people

Relative of the victims confide to "lepointsur.com"

Abidjan 23 August 2015 (lepointsur.com) - Following the food poisoning that occurred Thursday, August 20, 2015 in Gnanka Gnankassou, a village 25 km of Tiassal?, a team of "lepointsur.com) visited the Centre Yopougon University Hospital (Chu), where the victims were admitted. Momo Kadja Antoinette (35 year old, mother of 3 children), one of the relatives of the victims confided in our reporter. Interview?

What exactly happened in your village?

(The watery eyes, she said between sobs) .All began Thursday, August 23, at around 14 hours. Dada Eloise, big sister to my husband brought me food. It was a dish of "Kabato" (Editor's note: corn dough) accompanied by fresh okra sauce. When I tabled the meals in the kitchen, my husband felt the need to consume. He then served himself and shared it with two of our children, who, hours after complained of violent stomach pains. We gave them all kinds of mixtures but unfortunately they did not survive.

How old were they?

Jocelyne Kouam? Aya was 18. She was in 5th class and was admitted in a higher class. Her brother, N'da Kouam? Jean-Marie was 15 year old. He was also passing in fourth. They are both dead. And with my husband. He was called Kouam? Kouassi Leonardo. He was 45 year old and was a planter.

Did they died all three at the same time?

Yes (she nods). When my husband accompanied them to the hospital, in Tiassal?, he lay on a bench to rest. It is at this point that I noticed he was sweating profusely. He passed away the minutes that followed.

Apart from your family, were there other victims?

There were a total of ten (10) victims. Six are in the morgue of Yopougon and four others in the morgue in Tiassal?. Besides my two children and my husband, three children (Prince Dogni 9 year old, Manasseh Dogny 7 year old and Dogni Naomie) nephew of my husband, Thierry Satti? Dogni (note: employee at the sawmill N'douci) also died after suffering a lot. It was the same symptoms, that is to say, sweating profusely, stiffening and then blood the color of wine came out of their mouths after they have passed away. Dogni Gr?ce 2 year old is under observation. Marie-Jeanne, their mother is alive. (She took only two bites). Dada Eloise, about 47 year old, older sister of my husband, is dead. Then a friend, Koffi Amelan Edith who came to visit me expressed the wish to consume the same "Kabato". I told her that there was no more sauce. She consumed it with chilli that she crushed. She died too. Moutouaman Bienvenu, 14 year old of Togolese nationality, one of the employees of my husband and Diby Espoir, 2 years one of my protected also died.

Do you think is it a poison?

We know absolutely nothing.

Where does the corn powder that was used to cook the Kabato is coming from?

It is a Beninese from a camp named Amany Kouadiokro who gave it to my sister in law. We do not know his name.

Is he informed that you are grieving?

Since he lives in a camp and that everything practically quickly happened, we do not believe he is informed. Because it was around 3 am in the morning that the majority of victims were evacuated to Chu Yopougon.

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Food poisoning in Gnanka-Gnankassou (Taabo): a suspect taken into custody by the police

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2015 | AIP

Tiassal? - A man believed to be the basis of food poisoning that made ten deaths in a family in Gnanka Gnankassou, village of Taabo department (South), was placed under arrest on the evening of Monday by the gendarmerie, learned AIP from secured source.

The suspect, Kouadio Felix, 63, was taken into custody at the gendarmerie brigade Taabo whose agents were able to save him in time from a lynching that young people of the village were preparing for him in Gnanka-Gnankassou.

These young apprehended Mr. Kouadio while he was trying to flee, says the source, adding that the man confessed having poisoned the flour used to cook the "Kabato" dish of corn " which intoxicated the victims, by mixing rat poison.

According to relatives of the bereaved family in this incident, Kouadio Felix, the woman's cousin who prepared this dish, Kouam? Sotondji Eloise, had entered into conflict for some time with her who is also part of the deceased victims. He reproached her, it is said, not to serve him food.

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