{"id":3514,"date":"2026-10-29T16:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/154-students-hospitalised-over-suspected-drug-reaction-in-katsina\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:33:47","slug":"154-students-hospitalised-over-suspected-drug-reaction-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/154-students-hospitalised-over-suspected-drug-reaction-in-katsina\/","title":{"rendered":"154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"645\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/154-students-hospitalised-over-suspected-drug-reaction-in-Katsina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/154-students-hospitalised-over-suspected-drug-reaction-in-Katsina.jpg 645w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/katsina-645x340-1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One hundred and fifty-four students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, were hospitalised following a suspected adverse reaction to praziquantel tablets administered to treat bilharzia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred on Monday, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Katsina State Police Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aliyu said the students reportedly developed symptoms of an adverse drug reaction after receiving the tablets from the school authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Praziquantel is used to treat schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, a parasitic disease associated with contact with freshwater contaminated by the parasites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police spokesman said the affected students were taken to hospital for treatment, with no casualties or deaths recorded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the remaining 25 students, who had been kept in hospital for further medical attention, had also been treated and discharged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, all the affected students were in good health and had been reunited with their families and schoolmates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commissioner of Police, Ali Umar Fage, thanked members of the public for their cooperation and calmness during the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged residents to refrain from spreading unverified reports and rumours, assuring them that the command would continue to protect lives and property across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/154-students-hospitalised-over-suspected-drug-reaction-in-katsina\/\">154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One hundred and fifty-four students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, were hospitalised following a suspected adverse reaction to praziquantel tablets administered to treat bilharzia. 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