The official said three emergency centres had been designated for the treatment of patients...............
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He said that ending the unwholesome practice would help to check the spread of the disease in the area. He described the incident as shocking and appealed to the community to avoid holding burial ceremonies until the scourge had been controlled.A community leader, Stephen Nwamkpuma, linked the outbreak to some natives, who allegedly brought home some pieces of beef from a burial ceremony.
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