By Delta State government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have commenced an investigation of the mysterious ailment, which killed no fewer than 15 persons in Ute-Okpu and Idumesa communities of Ika North East Council Area.
State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, who led public health officials and WHO representatives to the area, confirmed that the disease had in the last two weeks claimed the lives of about 15 persons between the ages of 18 and 25 years, while scores of others were in various hospitals in the area.
He said: “The Delta State Government has been informed of mysterious deaths in Ute-Okpu and Idumesa communities of Ika North East Council Area, which prompted Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to order the Ministry of Health to immediately investigate the deaths, identify the cause and effects and recommend ways of containing the disease.”
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While informing the Obi of Ute Okpu, HRM Obi Solomon Chukwuka I, about the governor’s directive to upgrade the Comprehensive Health Centre in the community to a full-fledged hospital, Ononye urged members of the community and residents of the state to observe good hygiene as the dry season approaches.
