64 students hospitalised after being administered Bilharzia drug in Katsina.
The students were taken to Ahmadi Rimi General Hospital and Turai Yar’Adua Maternal and Child Hospital in Katsina after experiencing symptoms including vomiting, abdominal discomfort […] Sixty-four students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, have been hospitalised after reportedly developing adverse reactions to drugs administered to them during a Bilharzia treatment and prevention exercise.
The incident sparked anxiety among parents and members of the school community, particularly after some of the affected students were reportedly brought to the hospital unconscious.
“They were brought to the hospital unconscious,” the Medical Director of Ahmadi Rimi General Hospital, Dr Auwal Sani, said.
He added that the affected students were responding to treatment. A parent, who visited his children at the hospital, also confirmed to Daily Trust that they are recovering. Two of the affected students, Abubakar Muhammad Khairi and Hassan Muhammad, who spoke to Daily Trust, said the drugs were administered after their heights had been measured. According to the students, the number of tablets given to each student varied, with some receiving three tablets, others two, and some one tablet, depending on their height.
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