Strange Disease Hit Anambra Communities, 17 People Confirmed Dead
A strange disease has hit Anambra State, Nigeria. This disease has been confirmed by many medical doctors who have tested it to be very deadly. The disease has been suspected to be in form of diarrhea. – Strange disease hits Anambra –
Nine of the victims died in Igbedor, while three died in Nzam. Another three died in Umuenwelum, while two died in Ode community.
Seventeen persons have been confirmed dead in some communities in Anambra State, following the outbreak of a disease suspected to be diarrhea.
They include Igbedor, Nzam, Umuenwenum Anam and Ode.
Nine of the victims died in Igbedor, while three died in Nzam.
Another three died in Umuenwelum, while two died in Ode community.
A community leader in one of the communities, Cyprian Akpofe, said the community usually experiences cholera around this time of the year.
He said he believes the victims died of cholera and not diarrhea.
His words:-
“It is pure cholera. All those that died exhibited all the symptoms of cholera before they died. It’s pure cholera. It happens here annually.”
However, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Joe Akabuike, disagreed with the cholera suggestion.
Mr. Akabuike, who led some officials of the ministry to the council area, said the deaths recorded in the area were not due to cholera as being speculated, but diarrhea.
He blamed the disease outbreak on the recent flood disaster that submerged many buildings and farmlands in the area.
The commissioner also blamed the residents for seeking solution through traditional means, including going to herbalists rather than accessing health facilities as appropriate.
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