Man loses 3 children to mysterious disease, 7 other deaths recorded in Kano
At least 10 persons have died following an outbreak of a mysterious disease in Dungurawa community, Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state.
Six others have also been left in a critical condition at Bichi General Hospital, in Bichi local government area as a result of the outbreak.
It was gathered that most of the deceased were underage children.
Malam Suleiman Musa Tafida who lost three children to the outbreak, said the common symptoms of the disease include running temperature, fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
“I lost three children, 2 males and a female to this strange disease within nine days; the first, a 3-year-old male child died on 16th of this month, two days later another one died and on the 25th my 12 year-old daughter also passed on,” he said.
He added that all the three children showed signs thought to be malaria and were rushed to the hospital for treatment before they eventually passed away.
“The first one started with running temperature which we thought was malaria and we took him to the hospital where he died and the same thing happened with the second child. It was the last one that suffered from vomiting and diarrhea,” Tafida said.
A resident, Bashir Dalha, whose daughter contracted the disease said in the beginning he suspected the case to be cerebrospinal meningitis until it was later observed otherwise.
He said, “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.”
