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3 dead, 284 hospitalized as a result of deadly Kano diseases
However, at least three persons have been confirmed dead and 284 hospitalised from a suspected waterborne disease in Kano.
Recall that we earlier reported that a strange disease hit Kano. However, at least three persons have been confirmed dead and 284 hospitalised from a suspected waterborne disease in Kano.
Sources said the dead and sick persons, mostly males, might have drunk from a borehole drilled in a cemetery.
Aminu Ibrahim-Tsanyawa, Commissioner for Health, who confirmed the strange deaths at a news conference in Kano on Tuesday, said the affected persons had taken expired citric acid powdered drinks -the brand of Jolly Jus or Fresh.
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He said the products’ batches show that the drinks had expired a year ago but were still being sold in Kano markets.
The Consumer Protection Council has launched an investigation into the incident, conducting shop to shop search in Kano markets.
The commissioner announced the ministry’s task force has seized items that caused the outbreak of the disease valued at N59 million.
“We have deployed personnel and scaled up surveillance in the 44 local government areas of the state to check the circulation of the suspected products.
“The state government is providing free treatment to infected persons.
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“13 persons have been arrested in connection with the circulation of the suspected products.
“The index is a six-year-old girl who developed abdominal pain, was vomiting and had jaundice and urine with blood (hematuria) after drinking water bought from a vendor.
“The vendor was said to have sourced the water from a borehole at a cemetery in the metropolis.
“The assumption involves instant drink flavour powder and a variety of salt for industrial use (caustic powder).
“Water, blood and different instant drink flavour powder samples have been taken for tests to pin down a diagnosis, ranging from food-borne disease, food poisoning, Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, Chemical poisoning to Toxix Hepatitis,” he said.