The authorities say the outbreak has spread to four provinces after massive flooding last month. Northeastern Nigeria has been hit by a cholera outbreak weeks after a devastating flood struck the area, damaging sanitary facilities and the public water system, a medical official said Saturday. Elyakub Yakubu Mohammed, head of the Nigerian Medical Association in Borno state, said 451 suspected cases of cholera were reported among thousands of people displaced by flood in the area , with 128 samples already tested positive through rapid diagnostic tests. Twenty tested negative, he added in a statement. He called on authorities in the area to strengthen water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, step up vaccination campaigns and public education for locals. On Friday, Baba Mala Gana, Borno’s commissioner for health and human service, announced in the state capital Maiduguri that the outbreak has spread to four provinces after massive flooding last month. ➤ Click here to follow our WhatsApp channel for more stories.
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Flood-hit Nigeria state battles cholera outbreak
The authorities say the outbreak has spread to four provinces after massive flooding last month. Northeastern Nigeria has been hit by a cholera outbreak weeks after a devastating flood struck the area, damaging sanitary facilities and the public water system, a medical official said Saturday. Ely...
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The authorities say the outbreak has spread to four provinces after massive flooding last month. Northeastern Nigeria has been hit by a cholera outbreak weeks after a devastating flood struck the area, damaging sanitary facilities and the public water system, a medical official said Saturday. Ely...