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Alleged Unusual Deaths in Enugu Community: We’ve Sent Patients’ Samples for Investigation – Enugu Govt
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Alleged Unusual Deaths in Enugu Community: We’ve Sent Patients’ Samples for Investigation – Enugu Govt

Following reports of alleged unusual deaths in Ette Uno and Umuopu communities of Enugu Ezike, in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the State Ministry of Health said it has collected samples from patients and sent to the National Reference Laboratory for investigation. Igbo-Eze North LGA shares a boundary with Kogi State. A statement by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi, added that the State Rapid Response Team of the Ministry visited Igbo-Eze North LGA and met with the LGA Rapid Response Team, disclosing that “on-the-spot-check and outbreak investigation have revealed a number of deaths from an illness with symptoms suggestive of a disease of Public Health Importance”. Dr. Obi stated that the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC...