No fewer than 20 persons may have lost their lives to suspected cholera outbreak in Ekeureku community in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River. The suspected outbreak has reportedly affected 10 villages in Ekeureku community beginning from Thursday. Dr Iwara Iwara, Permanent Secretary at the Cross River Ministry...
Cholera outbreak
The Kano State Government says it has recorded no fewer than 189 cases of Cholera in 20 Local Government Areas this year. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, confirmed the cases at a news conference in Kano on Tuesday. Tsanyawa said five deaths were recorded, while 184...
Nigeria recorded more than 100,000 suspected cases of cholera in 2021, its highest in recent times, the WHO declared in Abuja on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had said earlier in the year that Nigeria recorded 111,062 cases of cholera in 2021 with 3,604 deaths, figures exceeding...