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Deworming mishap in Kisumu county leaves 39 pupils ill

Some of the pupils from Ongadi prinary school in Kisumu county that were admitted at Gita health center on February 26 2016 after a deworming exercise turned tragic. The pupils suffered from dizziness, stomachache and headache. PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

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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