The Zamboanga City Health Office said Saturday it is looking into the death of a five-year-old girl, who became sick after eating a sick pig’s meat.
Dr. Rodel Agbulos, city health officer, said the girl and other members of two families from Barangay Vitali were brought to Vitali Health Center on February 28 after experiencing gastrointestinal disease symptoms, like diarrhea and vomiting.
Agbulos said that according to the patients, they felt sick after consuming pork of pigs that are infected with an unknown animal disease.
The girl died on March 1 while being transported to Zamboanga City Medical Center.
Agbulos said the health office has learned that at least 12 pigs in Barangay Vitali have died of unknown disease. He said he has officially requested the Department of Health in Manila to help them determine the pigs’ cause of death.
An initial report received by the city health office said that the sick pigs showed manifestations of weakness, chills and anorexia before expiring.
Agbulos said the pigs could have been inflicted with a respiratory infection, but they have yet to make a conclusion.
Meanwhile, the city’s Veterinary Office has recommended to take serum samplings from sick pigs in the barangay to determine what has been causing the epidemic.
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