As the rainy season intensifies, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the increasing cases of.cholera which has claimed 30 lives. A statement signed by the Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris on Thursday in Abuja, noted that from January 1st to June 11th, 2024, a total of 1,141 suspected and 65 confirmed cases of cholera have been reported from 96 LGAs in 30 states.
According to the centre, the 10 states that contributed the most to the burden of cholera were Bayelsa, Zamfara, Abia, Cross River, Bauchi, Delta, Katsina, Imo, Nasarawa, and Lagos states. It, however, stated that a multi-sectoral National Cholera Technical Working Group, led by the centre and comprising of the Federal Ministries of Environment and Water Resources, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and other partners, has been providing support to the affected states. He said: “This support includes risk communication, active case search, laboratory diagnosis, case management, provision of response commodities, water sanitation and hygiene interventions, and dissemination of Cholera awareness jingles in English and local languages.
” The NCDC boss cautioned against the use of water from contaminated food and water sources, especially water contaminated by the faeces of infected individuals, as Cholera was a food and water-borne disease caused by the ingestion of the or.
