Unknown Disease Kills 10 In Kano

No fewer than 10 persons have been killed following the outbreak of an unknown disease in Dungurawa village in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.

According to Daily Trust, the disease, which visited the community in the last seven days, has high fever, headache and stomach pain as symptoms.

One of the affected residents, Mallam Suleiman Tafida, said he lost two children to this strange disease, before the third one who died on Monday afternoon.

“My two children, Umar and Khadija, died last Friday and Saturday, while Ibrahim died on Monday. They all had the same symptoms and died one after the other. Umar died at home, while Khadeeja died at the hospital,” he said.

Another resident, Bashir Dalha, whose daughter was a victim of the disease, said he actually suspected the case to be cerebrospinal meningitis until it was later observed otherwise.

“The girl started with complains of fever, one day after her voice ceased and we thought it was cerebrospinal meningitis and thus rushed to the nearby chemist. However, three days after, it was observed that she was not responding to treatment hence she was rushed to hospital in Dawakin Tofa where she is currently responding to treatment.” Dalha said.

The Kano state ministry of health confirmed the outbreak of the disease through a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesman Malam Ismail Garba Gwammaja, saying the state government is taking adequate steps to stop the aggravation of the disease.

“The government immediately swung into action to arrest further escalation of the disease in the area and save the lives of the people by deploying emergency rapid response team which includes doctors, pharmacists, laboratory scientists and disease surveillance and notification officers to the affected area to carry out thorough and in-depth investigation on the cause and source of the problem and provide prompt treatment.

“Government has supplied emergency drugs and other kits to the affected community to tackle the situation promptly” Gwammaja added.