'If you have 101 patients being told at the hospital that they have the fever, I tell you there is zero patient suffering from Typhoid out...
Mr Okpala told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Monday that the widal test used in the country to diagnose Typhoid fever would not give accurate diagnosis for the fever.
He said, “seriously, nobody in Nigeria had or have Typhoid. If you have 101 patients claiming to have Typhoid or are being told at the hospital that they have the fever, I tell you there is zero or no patient suffering from Typhoid out of the 101 patients.” “Most hospitals here conduct Widal test; while it is easy and low cost to administer, it is not reliable in the diagnosis of Typhoid fever.
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