The Executive Secretary of Yobe Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Kundi Machina, says there is no confirmed case of cholera in the state.
Machina spoke through the State Health Promotion Officer, Mr Mohammed Kado in an interview on Sunday in Damaturu.
He stated that the government, in collaboration with UNICEF, had launched a sensitization campaign on personal hygiene and environmental sanitation across the 17 local government areas of the state.
Machina said that the campaign, which focuses more on high-risk LGAs such as Gujba, Gulani, Damaturu, Fika, and Geidam, aims to prevent the outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases.
He said that while diarrhoea and related cases were common during the rainy season, so far there was no evidence of a cholera outbreak in the state.
He urged the residents to maintain good personal hygiene and environmental sanitation practices to prevent the spread of diseases.
The assurance came as a relief to the residents of the state who had remained on red alert following reports of cholera outbreaks in some neighboring states.
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.[4][3] Symptoms may range from none to mild, to severe.
The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhoea lasting a few days. Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur.
Diarrhoea can be so severe that it leads within hours to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. This may result in sunken eyes, cold skin, decreased skin elasticity, and wrinkling of the hands and feet.
Dehydration can cause the skin to turn bluish. Symptoms start two hours to five days after exposure.
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