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2015-04-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Mystery disease claims 18 lives in southeast Nigeria

[Iran Press TV] At least 18 people have been killed in a southeastern Nigerian town due to a "mysterious" disease which kills in less than 24 hours, government says.

"Twenty-three people (were affected) and 18 deaths were recorded," AFP quoted the Ondo state health commissioner, Dayo Adeyanju, as saying on Saturday.

Earlier in the day a government front man, Kayode Akinmade, had put the number of casualties at 17, saying that the mysterious disease broke out early this week in Ode-Irele town.

Akinmad added that all the victims perished within a day of falling ill and that Ebola or any other known virus has so far been ruled out as the cause by Laboratory tests, noting, "There is no patient of the disease in any hospital and the disease has not spread beyond the town."

He added that apart from government experts and health officials, World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologists had also arrived in the town for further investigation.

WHO has confirmed having information on 14 cases and 12 deaths.

"Common symptoms were sudden blurred vision, headache, loss of consciousness followed by death, occurring within 24 hours," said WHO front man Tarik Jasarevic, adding that an investigation was currently underway.

Posted by Fred 2015-04-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Sounds like poisoning.

Posted by phil_b 2015-04-19 01:01|| 2015-04-19 01:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Black magic.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-19 05:52|| 2015-04-19 05:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Wood alcohol?

Posted by Glenmore 2015-04-19 09:25|| 2015-04-19 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 I concede.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-19 09:38|| 2015-04-19 09:38|| Front Page Top

#5 A cop friend told me of when a gang banger was found dead, having been shot fourteen times. The medical examiner's guy, there to pick up the body, said "Obvious natural causes". 'How so?', my friend replies. "When somebody shoots you that many times, you're just naturally gonna die." he was told.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-04-19 09:44|| 2015-04-19 09:44|| Front Page Top

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