Strange disease kills 4, 15 hospitalised in Benue

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“We are not resting on our part in the area of mass mobilisation and awareness campaign on how to prevent its spread.'' Benue StrangeDisease Nigeria

Mr Andyson Egbodo, the new President of Igede National Youths Council, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Makurdi.He said that all victims developed the same symptoms of headache, internal heat, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach ache, weakness of the body and swollen stomach.

“We are not resting on our part in the area of mass mobilisation and awareness campaign on how to prevent its spread. The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, confirmed the development, saying the ministry had already dispatched a team of doctors to the affected area to ascertain the nature of the disease.

“We are also in contact with the Centre for Disease Control to come to our aid to ensure that the disease was not out of control.

 

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