The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of 10 persons following a cholera outbreak in the state.
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The Enugu State Government has announced the outbreak of cholera in the state, urging residents to take precautions to avoid its spread.
The Commissioner for Health in Ebonyi state, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386 cases since the cholera outbreak on September 24.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has activated the Cholera Emergency Operations Centre as part of surveillance and measures to handle any cholera outbreak in the FCT.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concern over the rising incidences of infectious diseases across the country.
No fewer than 16 persons have died from a cholera outbreak in Niger, with 165 cases recorded, and a nine per cent mortality rate, the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Dangana Ibrahim, said.
The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Thursday said one death has been recorded out of 86 suspected cases of cholera.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated cholera response kits worth N113 million to stem the disease in Borno.
Adamawa State Government has vaccinated no fewer than 199, 371 persons against cholera in affected wards of Yola-North Local Government Area.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the cholera outbreak in Nigeria has seen a sharp increase in 2024, with suspected cases rising by an alarming 220 per cent.