Almost 100 schoolgirls in western Kenya have been hospitalised with a mystery paralysing "illness".<br />The girls were suddenly left struggling to walk, with some unable to stand, experiencing convulsions and complaining of knee pain.<br />Pupils threw stones at Government officials who showed up at their school.<br /><br />Health officials don't know what is behind their symptoms but have sent blood and urine samples to labs in Kenya.<br />Some experts have suggested the illness may be a case of "mass hysteria", while others believe it could be a nerve-damaging condition called Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).<br />The country's health cabinet secretary Susan Nakhumicha said more tests would be carried out to determine the cause of the illness.<br /><br />Conflicting reports in local newspapers saw confusion over whether the school had temporarily closed, but the ministry of education confirmed it remains open.<br />Some parents have chosen to take their children out of school, but Dr Steven Wandei, the director of medical services in Kakamega county, urged them against doing so.
