"Mystery Disease" In Nigeria Leaves 15 Dead and 100 Inffected

Ed.'s note: Looks like 2020 is shaping up to be the year of triage for populations. Quick, let's get Bill Gates and his foundation in here with a vaccination remedy.
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Source: Seemorerocks

Nigeria warns over mystery disease which has left 15 dead and infected dozens more

Monday, 10 February 2020

A new viral disease sweeps Africa

Illness causes vomiting, swelling and diarrhea, government says

Source: Independent

The Nigerian government has warned of a "strange epidemic" which has left 15 people dead and infected dozens more in less than a week.

The outbreak of the mysterious disease, which causes vomiting, swelling and diarrhoea, was first recorded late last month in Benue State, southeast of the capital Abuja.

By 3 February, "the number of persons affected with the strange endemic has risen to 104", said Nigerian senator Abba Moro, according to newspaper the Daily Post.

In a Senate resolution, Mr Moro, who represents a district in Benue State, named a number of victims of the disease, who all allegedly died within 48 hours of contracting the illness.

The resolution urged the country’s health ministry to dispatch experts to the centre of the outbreak to find out more about the disease.

It also called for the Nigeria Centres for Disease Control (NCDC) to establish surveillance measures to contain its spread, the Post reported.

Osagie Ehanire, the health minister, said in a briefing on Friday the illness did not appear to be Ebola or Lassa fever – two potentially fatal viruses which occur in West Africa.

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Mr Ehanire said the NCDC had now activated an emergency response operation in the affected area – with government officials suspecting chemicals used in fishing may be responsible for the sickness, according to the BBC.

He advised Nigerians who may have witnessed cases of the illness to contact the agency for free using the number 0800-970000-10.

The NCDC has been contacted for comment.
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Source: WithinNigeria

Killer Disease In Benue Still A Mystery, Not Ebola, Lassa Fever Or Coronavirus; Says Minister Of Health

Right: Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire

By Chocomilo | February 8, 2020

The Minister of Health in Nigeria, Osagie Ehanire has disclosed on Friday, February 7 that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is working hard to unravel the mysterious disease that has left many people dead in Benue State.

Ehanire further revealed that the NCDC has activated an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate response activities in conjunction with Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi to ascertain the nature of the illness

While explaining further on the development, he said that victims of the disease showed no symptoms of Ebola, Lassa fever or coronavirus after medical tests were conducted.

The Minister disclosed that some of the symptoms victims of the disease showed were headache, internal heat, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach ache, weakness of the body and swollen stomach.

He urged Nigerians to contact NCDC immediately on its toll-free number on – 0800-970000-10 to report strange cases.

Recall that the disease which broke out in Oyi-Obi community of Benue State on Wednesday January 29, has already killed 15 people. The number of the people affected by the disease have already exceeded 100.
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