To this end, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has disclosed that cases of severe gastroenteritis arising from cholera, have been reported in communities around Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Kosofe LGA, resulting in about 60 hospital admissions, and sadly five deaths mainly from patients presenting late with extreme dehydration. This is arising from the excess of severe gastroenteritis cases reported in Lagos in the last 48 hours.
To this end, the Lagos State Government has issued a call for heightened vigilance and the adoption of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of a potential cholera outbreak in the State. This is contained in a statement from the state Ministry of Health signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr Tunbosun Ogunbanwo. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Cholera remains a global threat to public health and is an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. “On its part, gastroenteritis is inflammation from an infection in your stomach and intestines. Some of the causes of gastroenteritis include viruses, bacteria, bacterial toxins, parasites, particular chemicals and some drugs.
Speaking on the surveillance reports reaching his desk in the Ministry of Health, Abayomi said, “Cases of severe gastroenteritis have been reported in communities around Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Kosofe LGA, resultin.
