Methanol poisoning in South- South Nigeria: Reflections on the outbreak response

• Main Authors: Nnanna Onyekwere (Author), Ifeoma Nwadiuto (Author), Sylvester Maleghemi (Author), Omosivie Maduka (Author), Tamuno-Wari Numbere (Author), Ndubuisi Akpuh (Author), Esther Kanu (Author), Ifeoma Katchy (Author), Ibitein Okeafor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The methanol poisoning outbreak in Rivers State in May 2015, involved 84 persons in five local government areas. An incident management system comprised of an Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) committee and the Local Government Area Rapid Response Teams in an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC...