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Deworming mishap leaves 39 pupils in Kisumu ill

By Maureen Odiwuor and Christine Ogutu | Feb. 28, 2016
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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.

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