Schoolgirls in hospital after 'mass hysteria' outbreak

More than 50 schoolgirls were taken to hospital after they succumbed to what education chiefs in Senegal are calling “collective hysteria” – fainting and screaming.

Sat, 19 Apr, 2008 - 15:43

More than 50 schoolgirls were taken to hospital after they succumbed to what education chiefs in Senegal are calling “collective hysteria” – fainting and screaming.

The girls’ bizarre behaviour caused firefighters to shut down the secondary school where the incident occurred yesterday.

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