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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Ebola : Price of bitter kola skyrockets in Abia





Investigations by The PUNCH have revealed that the price of bitter kola across Abia markets has tripled following the recent speculation that the medicinal seed has the potency to cure the dreaded Ebola pandemic now ravaging some West African countries.

There have  been palpable fear and anxiety  across the state since last week following the report of a corpse in the neighbouring Anambra State suspected to have died of Ebola.

Despite assurances by the state government of its preparedness to contain the possible outbreak of the pandemic as some hospital wards had been designated to treat likely victims, residents still remain apprehensive.

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