Over 90 students from Eregi Girls Secondary School in Kenya have been hospitalised at various hospitals following an outbreak of a mysterious illness in the school.
It was gathered that the students were admitted to Kakamega County General Hospital (KCGH), Iguhu, and Shibwe sub-county hospitals.
NTV Kenya reported that the students were admitted after they developed a condition that paralysed their limbs.
According to the figures released by the management, 29 students are currently receiving treatment at Iguhu Hospital, 39 at Kakamega Referral Hospital, 31 at Mukumu Mission Hospital, and 14 at Shibwe Hospital.
READ ALSO: Police confirm kidnap of 5 female students of Federal varsity in Katsina
“This condition is called electrolyte imbalance, a condition that leads to loss of fluids in the body,” a nurse was quoted as saying.
The latest incident comes months after the Mukumu Girls High School in Kenya was closed on April 3, after reports of an outbreak of a mysterious illness that left over 100 students hospitalised.
However, Ministry of Health announced that the students had consumed food contaminated with human waste.
“From which preliminary laboratory investigations undertaken have revealed Enterotoxigenic E. coli and Salmonella typhi as the causes of the illness,” Acting Director General for Health Patrick Amoth said.
