Anonymous ID: 196ec5 March 3, 2023, 1:39 a.m. No.18438206   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Imported Cough Syrups Likely Culprit for Children's Deaths in Gambia, US CDC Reports

 

…There have been numerous poisonings linked to diethylene and ethylene glycol in the past in countries such as Haiti and Nigeria, but the report says this is the first known case when imported medicines were to blame rather than domestically developed drugs.

 

…Not only did the imported syrups trigger cases of poisoning in Gambia, but they also caused 201 deaths in Indonesia and 19 in Uzbekistan….

 

As the report says, from January 2017 to December 2021, there were about 605 tons of counterfeit medical products seized by the authorities in West Africa alone….

 

https://sputniknews.com/20230303/imported-cough-syrups-likely-culprit-for-childrens-deaths-in-gambia-us-cdc-reports-1107970741.html