Six states account for 447 suspected cholera cases in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has revealed that Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3), and Kano (2), states have reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks 5 to 9 of 2023.Information Guide Nigeria

VANGUARD reports that the NCDC, via its official website on Monday, said that as of March 5, a total of 922 suspected cases, including 32 deaths (CFR 3.5%), were reported from the 12 States in 2023, including Cross River (16), Ebonyi (six), Abia (six), Niger (two), Zamfara (one) and Bayelsa (one).

The report showed that of all the cases recorded since the beginning of 2023, Cross River state accounted for 70 percent of the cumulative cases across the country, with its 647 cases.JAMB Result

NCDC stressed that: the “National multi-sectoral Cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to monitor
the response across states.

It said that of the suspected cases since the beginning of 2023, the age group above 45 years is the most affected for males and females.

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The NCDC said that of all suspected cases, 54 percent were males and 46 percent were females.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the World Health Organization (WHO), defined cholera as an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Vibrio cholera bacteria.JAMB Portal

WHO said that people can get sick when they swallow food or water contaminated with cholera bacteria. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but can sometimes be severe and life-threatening.

The organization added that about one in 10 people with cholera will experience severe symptoms in the early stages.NYSC Portal

As reported by VANGUARD, some of the symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, sometimes described as “rice-water stools”, vomiting, thirst, leg cramps, and restlessness or irritability.

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