The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, said
that the alleged disease which killed many people has been diagnosed to
be gastroenteritis.
Recall that the disease left about 62 people dead in
Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa in Yagba West Local Government Area of
Kogi State.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja, Dr. Audi said
that those so far diagnosed were found to be suffering from
gastroenteritis and malaria.
“The current information available to us is that the
disease actually started six weeks ago in Okoloke village in Yagba West,
which is a settlement that is predominantly inhabited by Fulani
herdsmen.
“There have been cases of reported deaths following
abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, but the patients who showed
signs of illness had since been evacuated and transported to Kogi State
Specialist Hospital Lokoja, for better treatment.
“So far, we have evacuated 39 patients from Okoloke area
and only six of them were admitted and have shown significant sign of
improvement while others have since been discharged.
“Out of the six that were admitted, three of them were
diagnosed with gastroenteritis and the remaining three were just cases
of malaria, and they have shown remarkable signs of improvement,” Audu
said.
He also said that the result of samples taken from the
patients to Irua General Hospital for investigation proved the disease
was not Lassa fever.
"We will investigate and trace the dead people to the
graveyard and come up with the correct figure. We want to assure the
general public that government is doing all that is humanly possible to
stay on top of the situation and forestall further loss of lives. We
will continue to inform the public as the investigation progresses,’’
Audu added.
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