Zamfara State lead poisoning outbreak
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zamfara-state-lead-poisoning-outbreak-216-258435
title:
Zamfara State lead poisoning outbreak
text:
A series of lead poisonings in Zamfara State, Nigeria, led to the deaths of at least 163 people between March and June 2010, including 111 children. Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health figures, state the discovery of 355 cases with 46 percent proving fatal. It was one of the many lead poisoning epidemics with low and middle income countries. By 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières stated that conditions had greatly improved after years of a lead poisoning intervention programme.
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2010 lead poisoning incidents in Nigeria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamfara_State_lead_poisoning_outbreak
date created:
2010-06-04T19:12:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T00:45:02Z
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