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Tue 06 Jun 2010163 people die from lead poisoning in northern Nigerian state
AT LEAST 163 people have died from lead poisoning in northern Nigeria, after villagers started digging for gold in areas with high concentrations of the toxic metal.
Henry Akpan, the Nigerian health ministry’s chief epidemiologist, told The Irish Times that 355 people across six villages in Zamfara state had sustained lead poisoning, which would take up to a month to treat in those affected.
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