The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned over the increasing cases of cholera nationwide with 30 deaths and 1,141 suspected cases.
The Director-General of the Centre, Dr Jide Idris, said that the cases that occurred between January and June 11, 2024, were reported from 96 Local Government Areas in 30 states of the country..
According to him, 10 states that contribute 90 percent to the burden of cholera in Nigeria include Bayelsa, Zamfara, Abia, Cross River, Bauchi, Delta, Katsina, Imo, Nasarawa and Lagos States.
He urged Nigerians to be wary of the increasing trend of cholera cases across the country as the rainy season intensifies.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said that the cholera strain reported in Lagos State is highly aggressive and contagious.
The Commissioner disclosed that the laboratory tests carried out on samples from the state confirmed that the identified strain had the potential for widespread dissemination.
Prof. Abayomi, who gave the update of the spread of cholera in the state through his Instagram page @profakinabayomi, stated that Cholera is a food and water-borne disease caused by ingesting the bacteria, Vibrio cholera, in contaminated water and food.
According to him, Cholera can cause severe acute watery diarrhoea and the severe forms of the disease can kill within hours if left untreated.
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Cholera Outbreak: Nigeria records 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases
