Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to initiate surveillance to contain the spread of an unknown disease ravaging Gombe State.

This resolution was a result of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Abdulahi El-Rasheed (PDP, Gombe) on Tuesday during plenary.

In the motion, Mr El-Rasheed said the disease has been spreading around Nafada Local Government Area of the state but that healthcare providers are yet to figure out the nature of the disease.

He stated that the residents of the affected communities are living in apprehension over the strange disease, adding that healthcare workers are already overwhelmed.

"The disease has claimed the lives of youth and chi...