North Korean Babies Born Without Anuses Due to Mysterious ‘Ghost’ Disease – What’s Happening?

Claims are surfacing that a mysterious disease is spreading near North Korea’s nuclear test site, with alarming claims that newborns are being born without anuses, toes, or hands.

This virtually untreatable disease has reportedly been called the “ghost disease” in North Korea.

The Sun reported on the reality in North Korea by quoting comments from Lee Young Ran, who escaped North Korea in 2015.

Lee lived near the Punggye-ri test site before fleeing North Korea and claimed her son was one of the people to be affected by ghost disease. She emphasized, “It is not too drastic to say that having a child without an anus, toes, or hands was normalized in Kilju.”

In particular, she claimed, “In North Korea, medication supplied by the UN is hoarded by senior government officials, and despite the promise of free healthcare, the shelves are empty in pharmacies.”

This is not the first report of the unidentified “ghost disease.” Last September, during a press conference titled “Testimonies Against North Korea’s Nuclear Tests by North Korean Victims from Kilju” at the Center Point Building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, defectors from Kilju County, including Kim Soon Bok and Nam Kyung Hoon, made similar claims.

Nam explained that when the number of patients increased, and children with disabilities were born in the neighborhood, residents referred to it as the ghost disease. He added that the authorities do not mention the possibility of radiation exposure, instead attributing the conditions to poor nutrition due to the Arduous March.

Kim also claimed, “Before the soldiers arrived, it was a livable village, but gradually, the number of tuberculosis and dermatitis patients increased. People would visit shamans, saying they got the ghost disease.”

Meanwhile, the South Korean Ministry of Unification disclosed the results of an examination conducted on 80 defectors from eight counties near the Punggye-ri test site (Kilju County, Hwadae County, Kimchaek City, Myonggan County, Myongchon County, Orang County, Dancheon City, and Paegam County) to investigate suspicions of an unknown disease occurring in the area.

The results revealed that some North Korean defectors from the region near the nuclear test site in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, displayed chromosomal abnormalities.