64 Katsina students hospitalised after bilharzia treatment

At slightest 64 students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, successful Katsina State, were taken to infirmary aft processing adverse reactions pursuing the medication of drugs for bilharzia prevention and treatment.

The students were rushed to Ahmadi Rimi General Hospital and Turai Yar’Adua Maternal and Child Hospital successful Katsina aft experiencing symptoms specified arsenic vomiting, tummy symptom and dizziness.

The incidental reportedly caused fearfulness among parents and members of the schoolhouse community, peculiarly aft immoderate students were said to person arrived astatine the hospitals unconscious.

The Medical Director of Ahmadi Rimi General Hospital, Dr Auwal Sani, confirmed that immoderate of the students were unconscious erstwhile they arrived. However, helium said they were responding good to treatment.

According to him, the students received the medicine aft their heights were measured to find the app...