The Chessi community in Kulani District of Balanga Local Government Area in Gombe State is currently battling an outbreak of an unidentified disease, which has claimed 12 lives in 12 and over 50 residents hospitalised.
Medical doctors, Israel James and Yakubu Maina, who made this disclosure while briefing newsmen, explained that the disease is not cholera.
According to the duo, blood and water samples have been taken to determine the nature of the illness.
“Currently, more than 30 patients are bedridden with symptoms including severe headaches, high fever, jaundice, and stomach pain.” The doctors said, just as they advised the community to report any suspicious symptoms to the health centre established at Chessi Primary School.
A member representing Balanga North Constituency at the Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Musa Buba, has donated drugs and consumables worth over N1.5 million to the Chessi community.
Buba made the donation upon receiving news of the outbreak and expressed gratitude to Governor Inuwa Yahaya for dispatching a delegation from the Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Patients, including Habiba Salisu, Aisha Mohammed, and Mohammed Sulaiman, who spoke to newsmen, expressed their gratitude to Musa Buba for providing essential drugs and consumables.
