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How Over 90 School Girls Were Struck By Strange Illness In Kenya | READ MORE

Faith Ukanwa

Oct 04, 2023

How Over 90 School Girls Were Struck By Strange Illness In Kenya | READ MORE
No fewer than 90 schoolgirls in a Kenyan school have been reported ill after having difficulties walking, BBC reports Wednesday.

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Kenyan health authorities say the health crisis is currently under investigation as the students have been admitted to hospital.

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The female students from Eregi Girls High School, located in the western part of the country, were reported to also show symptoms of knee pain.

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A regional director of education, Jared Obiero, said that "the education department, the county government and public health department are giving a commitment that the children will be treated.ÔÇØ

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Earlier on Tuesday, a senior official from the country's Ministry of Education who visited the school assured the worried parents that the situation was under control.

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He said classes would continue as normal for other students.

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It's reported that blood, stool and urine samples of the sick students have been sent to laboratories in a neighbouring city in the nation's capital, Nairobi.

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The results of the tests are expected later today.

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