JUST IN: CHOLERA KILLS SEVEN IN DELTA, SPREADS TO EIGHT LGAs
On Tuesday, July 30, Delta Health Commissioner Joseph Onojaeme announced that the state’s eight local government areas had experienced a cholera outbreak that resulted in seven deaths.
He viewed the cholera outbreak as a national challenge and attributed it to poor cleanliness.
At a news conference in Asaba, Onojaeme discussed the state government’s efforts to stop the disease’s spread.
Before the second and third outbreaks, he claimed that the first one in Warri South-West LGA happened in the middle of February and resulted in seven deaths.
He claims that cholera is a bacterial infection that is contracted by consuming contaminated food or water, which causes watery stools, electrolyte imbalance, and dehydration.
According to Onojaeme, the state government’s involvement is sufficient.
On the other hand, he gave advice regarding the necessity of routinely washing hands, drinking potable water, and keeping an environment that is tidy and sanitary.
He said: “We have done so much to respond to the challenge with a view to controlling it through the Epidemiology unit of the Health Ministry. We don’t quarantine Cholera patients because the disease is not airborne, but we treat victims and advise them to avoid the risk factors.
“We are continuing our control process with adequate advocacy. Cholera is a national outbreak which gives the intervention approach a national importance. So, we are doing our best to curtail it on all sides.”
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