Surge in Gambia child deaths linked cough syrup under control, president says

FILE PHOTO: Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow gives a victory speech in Banjul, Gambia December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Friday said a surge in acute kidney injuries likely linked to a paracetamol syrup that killed dozens of children in past months was under control, with only two diagnoses in the last two weeks.

Authorities launched a probe last month after doctors in July noticed that a number of children developed symptoms after taking a locally-sold paracetamol syrup used to treat fevers.