Two confirmed cases and 118 suspected cases of cholera have been confirmed in Katsina state, North-west Nigeria. The state’s Primary Healthcare Development Agency said the suspected cases were recorded in different local government areas of the state, while the two confirmed cases were recorded Kadusa local government area. The state’s Incidence Manager and Director of Epidemiology, Kabir Suleiman, stated this at a press conference Wednesday, announcing that the state has begun preparing for the outbreak of the disease.
Mr added that the agency had enforced a sensitive surveillance system to monitor and detect cholera cases across the 34 local government areas and created oral dehydration points. Oral dehydration points are used to provide oral treatment for patients with suspected cholera and refer those with severe dehydration to cholera treatment facilities. He said: “We have all the necessary gadgets needed from the local government areas to the state level to respond to these outbreaks.
“Cholera is a very severe illness which is detected with acute diarrhoea commonly associated with a lot of complications. Cholera is basically caused by bacteria. He said Katsina is one of the most populous states in Nigeria, with over nine million population cut across 34 LGAs and 361 wards.
“Among these, we have 21 LGAs that are security-compromised.” “We have also commenced deployment of commodities to the 34 LGAs of the state because Kastina is one of the states termed a.