Bangkok — A ranar Alhamis, wata babbar hadari ta methanol poisoning ta yi sanadiyar mutuwar turisti 6 a Laos, inda aka zargi sun tarar da methanol a cikin madara.
Daga cikin waÉ—anda suka mutu, akwai matasa 2 daga Australia da mace 1 daga Birtaniya, wadanda aka tabbatar da cewa sun mutu saboda methanol poisoning bayan sun shan madara maraice.
Kuma, wani dan Amurka da Dane biyu sun mutu, amma har yanzu ba a bayyana dalilin mutuwarsu ba. New Zealander 1 kuma ya kamu da cutar.
Sashen Jiha na Amurka ya fitar da takardar shawara ga masu tafiya, inda ta yi nuni da bukatar kasancewa ‘kan gani kan hatari na methanol poisoning’.
Methanol, wanda aka fi sani da ‘wood alcohol’ saboda yawan amfani da shi a matsayin taki da kuma a cikin samfuran kama da antifreeze da solvents, ba shi da amfani ga ɗan Adam idan aka shan shi. Kadan ne kawai, tsakanin 25 zuwa 90 ml (0.7 zuwa 3.0 ounces), zai iya zama fatal ba tare da magani daidai ba, amma zai iya samun magani idan aka gano shi a lokaci.
Alhali kuwa methanol poisoning zai iya haifar da alamun kamar headaches, dizziness, naƙasa na hali, koma, seizure, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision da sauran alamun, a cewar CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control).
Toxicologist Alastair Hay daga Jami’ar Leeds ta Birtaniya ya ce, ‘Mutane suna da bambanci a yadda suke amsa methanol. Wasu za su iya jure fiye da wasu saboda muna da bambanci a aikin enzymes mu na detox.’
Methanol watau ‘wood alcohol’ ana amfani da ita a wasu wuraren shakatawa domin kuwa tana da ‘kick’ da kuma domin taimakawa wajen rage farashi, amma haka ba shi da mahangar Laos ko kudu maso gabashin Asiya ba, amma yana faruwa a ko’ina inda ake ganin haraji kan madara halal ko farashin madara halal ya kai girma.
Ofishin Harkokin Wajen Birtaniya ya fitar da shawara bayan hadarin Laos, inda ya nuna cewa ya kamata a siya madara daga madukai masu lasisi, siya madara daga otal da bar masu lasisi, kuma a tabbatar da kulle-kulle na botuluwa da kuma a duba alamar rubutu da tsarin rubutu.
Methanol Institute ta nuna cewa madara kama na canned beer, cider, wine, pre-mix, da kuma samfuran duty-free suna da aminci fiye da sauran na gida.
