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| Illegal gold mining has previously caused lead poisoning in Zamfara. AFP |
Authorities in Nigeria's
north-western state of Zamfara have dispatched a team of medics to a village to
investigate the causes of a mysterious disease that has killed several people
in close succession there.
BBC
News report continues:
Residents
of the mining community of Bindim reported the outbreak, which has killed 13
people in just one week.
They
said the disease was characterized by vomiting, joint pain, bleeding from the
eyes and convulsions.
More than 400 people died
from lead poisoning in the area in 2010.
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