Suspected measles has broken out at Mpelembe Secondary School in Kitwe on the Copperbelt.
This has forced school authorities to send home pupils in non-examination classes for a two week break as medical experts are on the ground to study the situation.
Ministry of Health spokesperson Kamoto Mbewe has disclosed in a telephone interview that 40 cases have so far been recorded since the first case was noted on 17th October 2012.
Dr. Mbewe says samples have since been taken to Lusaka for thorough investigations adding that the ministry will in the next two days inform the nation on what the exact condition is.
However, Dr. Mbewe says there is no need of panic among the public as the situation is not severe.
MUVI TV
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Break out – OR – Outbreak! Outbreak! Reminds me of some more interesting Zambianised words: Pie-meat; knife-bread, sheet-bed… makes me nostalgic when I see some of these interesting terms!
Hahahahahahaha
There is a s missing. Its should read breaks out.
LOL!!!!! Kalok you have knocked me out with laughter
Hahahaha. You remind me of the past and it’s good once in a while to laugh.
You never heard of measles at Mpelembe during ZCCMdays. Too much filth & dust in Zambia everywhere. didn’t these school pupils receive measles injections when they were young.
You never heard of measles at Mpelembe during ZCCMdays. Too much filth & dust in Zambia everywhere. didn’t these school pupils receive measles injections when they were young?
It’s the vaccinations which are responsible for the outbreak according to the school principal
Mpelembe. That school had the best designed infrastructure in Zambia when I was there. I wonder how it looks now.Â
Too much ubusale tu rich cheese boys. No more cleaners cleaning after these rich dirty boys thats why they are getting these fulthy diseases
Do simple research guys before you make a comment. This is not Cholera BUT MEASLES.Nothing to do with filthy or foods. Actually this came out after the Jabs/injections which were given to the pupils. This was a country wide excercise of Measles/polio and deworm vaccines. Maybe the Ministry of health should tell us more. Most of the children have fallen sick two weeks or so after the vaccinations.MINISTRY OF HEALTHY PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS LINK/CONNECTION?
wow
Kalok, I have to be rushed to the hospital now because my ribs are cracked due to ceaseless laughter caused by your comments!
I thought when such an outbreak occurs you wait before the kids are sent home because those who might have it will take it home.