YOBE: 61 DEAD AS STATE GOVT. DECLARES CHOLERA OUTBREAK
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-By Joseph Omoniyi
Yobe state government has confirmed 61 deaths and about 1000 fresh cases of cholera while 50 others are still being observed in various hospitals in the State.
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Muhammadu Kawuwa who confirmed this in a statement in Damaturu on Friday, said, Acute Water Diarrhea cases had been reported in some parts of the state and later confirmed to be cholera after laboratory cases. “Some of the AWD cases were caused by Vibrio bacteria, the bacteria that causes cholera,” the commissioner said.
According to the commissioner, 906 cases were recorded in six local government areas of the State: Gujba, Gulani, Damaturu, Fune, Potiskum and Nangere in two months.
“Over 795 patients were successfully treated and discharged, 50 are still on admission in various health facilities across the state.
“Unfortunately, we lost 61 patients mainly due to delays in timely reporting to the healthcare facilities for life-saving treatment.”
Kawuwa said the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja were authenticating the causes of the outbreak.
“In the light of this and due to our continued concern for the health of our people, the state government is, therefore, declaring outbreak cholera in the state.”
The Commissioner said this was necessary so as to speed up
international support and help the patients.
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