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Wow...Horror mystery illness where victims ‘vomit blood’ and ‘die within hours’ kills 15 and leaves 50 critical in Tanzania...
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 78657425:MV80NzA3MDk4Xzg1Njk5Njk2X0ZCMzE5RjEy] Sounds more like poisoning, rather than something viral. [/quote]
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Horror mystery illness where victims ‘vomit blood’ and ‘die within hours’ kills 15 and leaves 50 critical in Tanzania.
A MYSTERY illness which causes patients to vomit blood has killed at least 15 in Tanzania, officials said.
More than 50 people have been hospitalised in the south of the country due to the unidentified condition which also causes nausea in sufferers.
Health officials said some patients, mostly men, died within hours of showing symptoms in the Mbeya region.
Felista Kisandu, Chief Medical Officer of the rural Chunya District in Mbeya, said a team of experts have been deployed to assess the patients and probe the cause of the outbreak.
She said: "This problem has not been widespread.
"It has happened in just a single administrative ward of Ifumbo where people vomit blood and die when they get to the hospital late
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"The cause of their illness has not been identified yet, but Tanzania's Health Ministry has ruled out an outbreak."
The Health Minister urged people to remain calm and promised to provide further updates soon.
This comes as the country's President John Magufuli claimed that Covid had been stopped in Tanzania due to the power of prayer.
Kisandu said samples of local water and patients' blood are being tested by the government for traces of mercury contamination.
She said: "Initial clinical examinations revealed the patients, mostly men, suffered from stomach ulcers and liver disease.
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