
CHOLERA OUTBREAK: BENUE RECORDS 16 SUSPECTED CASES, FOUR DEATHS
Benue State has recorded four deaths from suspected cases of cholera.
16 suspected cases were reported, according to information released to journalists on Thursday by State Epidemiologist Dr. Henry Ijabo.
He added that Agatu, Otukpo, and Ado local government areas in the state were the locations of the suspected cases.
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The epidemiologist said, “The death in suspected cases is four, mind you, it’s suspected cases. We don’t have confirmed cases in Benue yet.
“All that we have are suspected cases. Out of the 16 suspected cases, four died, they exhibited symptoms that are keeping with cholera but not confirmed.”
According to him, the four cases died while the investigation was still going on.
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