Agency As the cholera outbreak continues to spread into more states, South-South region governors have activated emergency response centers to contain potential outbreaks in their domains. Government sources from Cross River, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers, who disclosed this while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria survey, also said there were no confirmed cholera cases in the states. According to them.
they had already commenced sensitisation campaigns to educate residents on measures to mitigate the disease. It would be recalled that cases of cholera outbreak were reported in 112 local government areas in 33 states of the federation between January 1 and June 30, 2024. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, no fewer than 2,102 suspected cases and 63 deaths from cholera have been reported during the period.
NAN reports that Cholera is an infectious bacteria disease of the small intestine caused by ingestion of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, contracted from contaminated water and food. Speaking in Akwa Ibom, the Health Commissioner, Professor Augustine Umoh said, “For now, there is no reported case of cholera outbreak in the state” He said that the government had already commenced a sensitisation programme in all the 31 LGAs on the essence of maintaining personal and environmental hygiene. Umoh urged residents of the state to adopt household water treatment schemes such as boiling, filtering, and disinfection before using.
He said, “We have to w.
