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Bello Tukur, the state’s Commissioner for Secondary and Tertiary Health, attributed the illness to untreated severe malaria and typhoid.
January 23, 2025
By Maimuna Raji Egigogo
At least 24 residents of Bida in Niger State have been hospitalised following the outbreak of a strange illness causing sudden collapse and loss of communication abilities.
Reports indicated that 20 of the patients were discharged after spending more than a week receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and Umaru Sanda Ndayako General Hospital in the town.
The unexplained illness, which has triggered widespread anxiety in the community, has been reported in multiple areas, including Laruta, Ekoko, Tutijiba, Banin, and Edogifu, residents said. ...
... symptoms range from an inability to communicate to partial paralysis, with most victims receiving treatment for malaria and typhoid....
Eyewitnesses reported that some patients exhibited severe symptoms, including prolonged unconsciousness, fever, weakness, numbness, and foaming at the mouth. ...
Government investigates outbreak
Bello Tukur, the state’s Commissioner for Secondary and Tertiary Health, attributed the illness to untreated severe malaria and typhoid.
He explained that the outbreak was first reported on 9 January, with cases peaking by 19 January. ...
“Active case searches were underway in affected communities, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been notified for further laboratory analysis. ...
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news...idents-hospitalised-with-strange-illness.html
January 23, 2025
By Maimuna Raji Egigogo
At least 24 residents of Bida in Niger State have been hospitalised following the outbreak of a strange illness causing sudden collapse and loss of communication abilities.
Reports indicated that 20 of the patients were discharged after spending more than a week receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and Umaru Sanda Ndayako General Hospital in the town.
The unexplained illness, which has triggered widespread anxiety in the community, has been reported in multiple areas, including Laruta, Ekoko, Tutijiba, Banin, and Edogifu, residents said. ...
... symptoms range from an inability to communicate to partial paralysis, with most victims receiving treatment for malaria and typhoid....
Eyewitnesses reported that some patients exhibited severe symptoms, including prolonged unconsciousness, fever, weakness, numbness, and foaming at the mouth. ...
Government investigates outbreak
Bello Tukur, the state’s Commissioner for Secondary and Tertiary Health, attributed the illness to untreated severe malaria and typhoid.
He explained that the outbreak was first reported on 9 January, with cases peaking by 19 January. ...
“Active case searches were underway in affected communities, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been notified for further laboratory analysis. ...
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news...idents-hospitalised-with-strange-illness.html