Mystery Disease

Solomons health authorities baffled by mystery disease

A statement from the National Referral Hospital published by Solomon Fresh-Beat onlinequotes the medical superintendent, Jagilly Rooney, as saying the cause of death for all three victims appears to be septicaemia.

Dr Rooney said blood samples have been sent overseas to try and determine what kind of toxins or bacteria caused the blood poisoning.

He said no outbreak has been declared given the low number of cases and the ten-day gap between the second and the third case.