Nigeria - lead poisoning kills 100 children in north

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by alaaron | June 4, 2010 at 04:43 pm
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More than 100 children have died of lead poisoning in Nigeria in recent weeks, health officials say.

The number has been rising since March, when residents started digging illegally for gold in areas with high concentrations of lead.

A total of 163 out of 355 cases of poisoning have proved fatal, a Nigerian health ministry official told Reuters.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

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at 04:25 on August 8th, 2010

poor people. because of others own ambition they take the risk of innocent people just to get the wealth they want.

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