Deworming mishap leaves 39 pupils in Kisumu ill

Some of the pupils from Ongadi primary school in Kisumu county that were admitted at Gita health centre on February 26 2016 after a deworming exercise that was being carried out in all primary schools turned tragic. The pupils suffered from dizziness, stomach ache and headache. PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR

KISUMU: A deworming campaign has brought pain to 39 pupils in Kisumu County taken ill with malaria-like symptoms.

A day after taking the deworming drugs, the children started complaining of stomach aches, dizziness and headache.