Lagos state has become the latest Nigerian state affected by cholera outbreak that has affected many states of the federation. Addressing an emergency press conference, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris confirmed
there have been 13 cases of the disease while people are dead.
He however added that several individuals have been successfully treated and discharged from the hospital.
On the source of the outbreak in Lagos he said it
emanated from some food sources such as the popular African salad called called
‘Abasha’, well-water sources, especially in areas like Ikare community,
Amuwo-Odofin Local Government area and Badia area of Apara Loca Governmen area.
He also implicated contaminated foods from other food vendors and other unhygienic
habits as sources of the infection.
He said cholera is an acute contagious bacterial
disease that is characterized by severe form of sudden onset of profuse
painless watery stools, nausea and profuse vomiting.
“Cholera should
be suspected in any person who develops diarrhoea with or without vomiting,
weakness, restlessness, irritability, dry mucous membrane, low blood pressure,
leg cramps, excessive loss of body fluids (dehydration) or dies from frequent
stooling, hence, adequate measures should be taken in order to reduce the risk
of contracting the disease,” he said.
He taught
members of the public how to prepare oral rehydration suspension in
suspected cases of cholera; he however warned them to visit the nearest hospital whether the
condition of the suspect improves or not.
To health workers, the commissioner
provided numbers to call in his ministry for assistance in suspected cases of
outbreak (08023169485).
Voiceofrussia.com
website also reported that close to 100 people have been infected while 9 deaths have
been recorded in Namu village, Plateau State.
This revelation was made by
Raymond Yuryit, the state epidermiologist. According to the website, the
disease has also killed 50 people in the northwestern state of Zamfara in the
past 10 days and in the southwest Oyo state, 8 people died and 10 were
hospitalized last month.
The Zamfara
outbreak was confirmed by ctvnews.ca website with more details. The website
confirmed that the outbreak killed 50 while 536 were infected. The Chief Medical Director of the state hospital, Dr. Labaran Anka, blamed the outbreak on
contaminated water in rural areas with no access to clean running water.
According to him, 420 patients have been treated and discharged since the first
victims arrived last Friday.
State
|
Infected
|
Deaths
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Lagos
|
13
|
3
|
Zamfara
|
536
|
50
|
Oyo
|
10
|
8
|
Plateau
|
100
|
9
|
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