At least ten children have been reported deceased as a result of an unexplained disease epidemic in Kafachan, Kaduna State’s headquarters of Jama’a Local Government Area.
On Thursday, three youngsters aged three to thirteen died as a result of a respiratory infection.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, the disease outbreak returned in Kafachan town on Monday.
Bulus Ishaya, a town inhabitant, stated that “we cannot really say what is the cause of the disease or what is responsible for the infection.”
“All we know is that we started noticing that most of the children are having difficulty breathing,” he continued.
Dr Isaac Nathaniel, Chief Medical Director of Sir Patrick lbrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital, confirmed the epidemic in Kafachan.
In his remarks, the Chairman of Kaduna State’s Jema’a Local Government Area, Comrade Yunana Markus Barde, urged citizens to act quickly whenever they discovered children aged zero to thirteen years experiencing difficulty breathing, blockage of airways in the throat, excessive pains on the throat, and runny nose. It should be highlighted that such indications should be recorded in communities to prevent the epidemic from expanding and becoming unmanageable.
“Personnel in Primary Health Care across local government, Traditional Institutions, Religious Leaders, and parents are advised to act accordingly,” he stated.
He added that some individuals are concealing some of the victims, despite the fact that the disaster affects the entire society, not just them.
According to the article, the outbreak has already claimed the lives of the victims, and if care is not taken as a result of ignorance and indifference, it will kill much more.
Furthermore, as experts from the Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State arrive for intervention, Jema’a LG citizens are urged to disclose, expose, and convey anyone suspected of having such signs and symptoms to the Primary Health Care, Traditional Institutions, and other relevant authorities.
