Bola Bamigbola As suspected cholera cases in Osun State declined from 14 to one, the state government has taken sensitisation about the disease to the streets and markets in Ile-Ife. The State Commissioner for Health, Jola Akinola, while giving an update on the outbreak during an interview with PUNCH Online on Thursday, said out of the 14 suspected cases, 13 results obtained so far turned out to be negative, while one result was still being expected. He, however, said the state would not lower its guard, assuring that no effort was being spared to ensure that there was no Cholera outbreak in Osun.
“We just finished the cholera technical group meeting. The summary of the report is still the same thing. As of today, we have recorded 14 suspected cases.
And the results of 13 out of the 14 are negative. So we are expecting the result of the 14th one. “Even at that, the boy whose sample was taken to the laboratory was playing football at the time the state team visited the household.
We were responsible for the drugs administered to him. He is hale and healthy, but we are waiting for the result by tomorrow (Friday). So, no confirmed case yet,” Akinola said.
Meanwhile, officials from the State Ministry of Health, on Thursday, held a sensitisation rally against cholera at Sabo Market, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Addressing market men and women during the rally, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sanitation, Richard Afolayan, disclosed that the Governor, Ademola Adel.
