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154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

One hundred and fifty-four students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, were hospitalised following a suspected adverse reaction to praziquantel tablets administered to treat bilharzia. The incident occurred on Monday, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu. Aliyu said the students […] The post 154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina appeared first on Vanguard News.

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