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Negli ultimi giorni una “misteriosa” malattia ha ucciso 18 persone nel sud-est della Nigeria

A child sits on the pavement along the road at night to hawk his wares in Akure, Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, on March 24, 2015. Some 10.5 million children in Africa's most populous nation and leading economy are out of school -- the largest number in the world, according to the United Nations. Many children in the Muslim-majority north have little choice, with schools closed or destroyed by six years of fighting between Boko Haram and the military. But experts warn that even with recent successes against the militants, Nigeria needs to take urgent action to prevent an entire generation of children missing out on education. AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)
A child sits on the pavement along the road at night to hawk his wares in Akure, Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, on March 24, 2015. Some 10.5 million children in Africa's most populous nation and leading economy are out of school -- the largest number in the world, according to the United Nations. Many children in the Muslim-majority north have little choice, with schools closed or destroyed by six years of fighting between Boko Haram and the military. But experts warn that even with recent successes against the militants, Nigeria needs to take urgent action to prevent an entire generation of children missing out on education. AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)

Una “misteriosa” malattia è stata registrata per la prima volta nella città di Ode-Irele, nello stato nigeriano di Ondo, e nei giorni successivi si è diffusa rapidamente: chi ne viene colpito, soffre di annebbiamenti alla vista, mal di testa e perdita di coscienza, e muore nel giro di 24 ore. Le autorità locali nigeriane e gli esperti dell’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) si trovano in questi giorni in città per cercare di identificare la malattia. I test di laboratorio finora eseguiti hanno escluso che si tratti di ebola o altri virus, ha detto il portavoce del governo di Ondo descrivendo la malattia come “misteriosa”.

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