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At least 48 die in Nigeria after suspected methanol poisoning from local drink
At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said. A total of 182 people are believed to have been affected in Ondo state.
At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said.
Banji Ajaka, Ondo state's commissioner for health, said the cases had been reported in the Odigbo and Irele local government areas. A total of 182 people are believed to have been affected, and some are being treated in hospital.
A 32-year-old patient, Sola Adebayo, told a local television news channel from a hospital bed that he took about two shots and went out on Friday, then noticed on Saturday that he could not see.
Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated. Officials suspect the concoction contained methanol, but the supplied reports did not say whether tests had confirmed the cause.
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WorldHealth
At least 48 die in Nigeria after suspected methanol poisoning from local drink
At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said. A total of 182 people are believed to have been affected in Ondo state.
At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said.
Banji Ajaka, Ondo state's commissioner for health, said the cases had been reported in the Odigbo and Irele local government areas. A total of 182 people are believed to have been affected, and some are being treated in hospital.
A 32-year-old patient, Sola Adebayo, told a local television news channel from a hospital bed that he took about two shots and went out on Friday, then noticed on Saturday that he could not see.
Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated. Officials suspect the concoction contained methanol, but the supplied reports did not say whether tests had confirmed the cause.
- Nigeria
- methanol
- methanol-based liquor
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