Unidentified illness causing swollen legs in Bauchi
Ten people so far have been affected by an unidentified condition causing swollen legs among residents in Bara village of Kirfi council area of.
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Mon Feb 01 2021
Ten people so far have been affected by an unidentified condition causing swollen legs among residents in Bara village of Kirfi council area of Bauchi state.
Officials are suspecting onchocerciasis or lymphatic filariasis, considering both conditions have been reported in the area.
But investigations are yet to confirm suspicion.
“late Sunday evening, we got report that people’s legs are swelling up in Bara village,” said executive chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed.