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A recent scare in Lagos, Nigeria has been spreading rapidly, with people avoiding beans due to fears of food poisoning. Despite claims of deaths and illnesses caused by beans, medical professionals and authorities have not found any evidence to support these claims. The panic began with reports of five or seven deaths in Agege, but doctors initially diagnosed cholera before survivors insisted on food poisoning. The report was exclusively reported by PM News on September 5th.

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A recent scare in Lagos, Nigeria has been spreading rapidly, with people avoiding beans due to fears of food poisoning. Despite claims of deaths and illnesses caused by beans, medical professionals and authorities have not found any evidence to support these claims. The panic began with reports of five or seven deaths in Agege, but doctors initially diagnosed cholera before survivors insisted on food poisoning. The report was exclusively reported by PM News on September 5th.

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