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The Living Force
Source: HINA
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From '' mysterious' disease in southwest Nigeria in just 24 hours after infection, were killed 17 people, reported by local authorities.
"Seventeen person is killed by a mysterious disease that earlier this week appeared in From-Irele in Ondo State," said AFP spokesman for the state Kayode Akinmade.
The symptoms are headaches, memory loss, weight loss and vision problems. So far conducted tests do not indicate a viral disease, such as Ebola, said Akinmade adding that experts from the World Health Organization, the Nigerian Ministry of Health and other partners sent to Ode-Irele to determine what is the right word.
"The first four people who are infected disease whose cause we do not know, and that was on Sunday and Monday, died 24 hours after the first symptoms," he said.
"In addition to the aforementioned 17 people have succumbed to the disease, in the last 72 hours no reports of new cases, none of the newly infected person is not hospitalized and so far the disease has not spread beyond the place," said Akinmade.
A UN spokesman said that samples of body fluids on Saturday sent for analysis to the university hospital in Lagos and that the lab work in progress.
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From '' mysterious' disease in southwest Nigeria in just 24 hours after infection, were killed 17 people, reported by local authorities.
"Seventeen person is killed by a mysterious disease that earlier this week appeared in From-Irele in Ondo State," said AFP spokesman for the state Kayode Akinmade.
The symptoms are headaches, memory loss, weight loss and vision problems. So far conducted tests do not indicate a viral disease, such as Ebola, said Akinmade adding that experts from the World Health Organization, the Nigerian Ministry of Health and other partners sent to Ode-Irele to determine what is the right word.
"The first four people who are infected disease whose cause we do not know, and that was on Sunday and Monday, died 24 hours after the first symptoms," he said.
"In addition to the aforementioned 17 people have succumbed to the disease, in the last 72 hours no reports of new cases, none of the newly infected person is not hospitalized and so far the disease has not spread beyond the place," said Akinmade.
A UN spokesman said that samples of body fluids on Saturday sent for analysis to the university hospital in Lagos and that the lab work in progress.
