The Public Relations Officer of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, has debunked the social media report on epidemic disease in the institution.
Briefing newsmen at the Health Centre of OAU on Sunday, Olanrewaju described the media report as unfounded, baseless and misleading.
He said the sickness is a malaria caused by the climate change and was not peculiar to OAU, saying “no student has been admitted for such occurrence.
He, however, urged members of the public to refute the social media report where over 150 students were said to have been admitted.
Conducting the press round the wards, Director of Health Centre, Dr. Irinoye Adedayo Ishola, said there is no outbreak of any infection.
He said “all we have is malaria endemic. The anxiety of examination coupled with poor nutrition caused the breakdown by some students.
“Climate change is another cause because the heat is much and it affects the body.
As stated by him, the school would have cried out if they have perceived a strange disease.