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Cholera Outbreak: Death Toll Hits 11 in Plateau
25 Oct 2013
By Seriki Adinoyi
Death toll has risen to 11 on the number of patients killed by the recent outbreak of cholera in Namu village of Qua?pan Local Government Area of Plateau State...
Cholera Epidemic Returns With Fury
Date Posted: 27/Oct/2013Deadline: 27/Oct/2013
BY LAMI SADIQ, JOS ; ABUBAKAR AUWAL, SOKOTO & HIR JOSEPH
Dailytrust
Again, the outbreak of cholera epidemic has been reported in at least four states in Nigeria and it has so far claimed scores of lives. In the last couple of days, some states in Nigeria have come under the spell of cholera epidemic. And aside those still anguishing in hospitals from the attack, the incredible death toll also give cause for concern. Weekly Trust investigations show that Plateau, Sokoto, Zamfara and Lagos States have been hit by cholera epidemic.
Zamfara recorded 1,117 cases with official confirmation of 72 deaths in two weeks. Unofficial sources said the casualty figure is higher as the official statistics did not reflect those that died either at home or before reaching the hospitals. According to the Medical teams managing the cholera outbreak in the state, Gusau recorded the highest number of cholera cases followed by, Zurmi, Maradun and Bakura local government areas.
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Plateau State government which admits the outbreak of cholera in the state claimed that only nine people have been killed. But the community claims 30 people have so far died from the cholera outbreak. None could however dispute that over 100 people have been infected and treated from the disease.
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Similarly, cholera outbreak hit Tambuwal and Kebbe Local Government Areas in Sokoto State. Scores of people were killed and the community blamed poor source of water for the outbreak. The state government official statement on the matter, pegged the death toll at 13 by last Thursday, October 24 and total number of victims in the two local government areas put at 152.
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Cholera outbreak in Zamfara under control ? Commissioner
on October 27, 2013 / in News 5:57 pm / Comments
(NAN)
Gusau ? The Zamfara Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kabir Janyau, on Sunday assured residents of the state that government had curtailed the cholera outbreak in the state.
Janyau said that the State Government had provided water tankers at different locations in the state to provide safe water for residents, especially in the affected communities.
Speaking at a phone-in programme of the Nigerian Television Authority in Gusau, Janyau said the state?s Ministry of Health was partnering with stakeholders in the heath sector to curb further cholera outbreaks in the state.
He said it was unfortunate that the cholera outbreak killed more than 47 persons across the five affected Local Government Areas of the state.
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Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak - How Vendor, Four Others Died Mysteriously
By Florence Amagiya, 26 October 2013
Shock, pandemonium, and fear gripped Lagosians as another five persons from Ago area of Lagos reportedly died of cholera recently. Before now, three persons were confirmed dead out of the 13 cases reported to the Ministry of Health...
October: the Cholera Month in Nigeria; Cholera Kills 96 In Zamfara and several in six other states
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When the news of cholera outbreak in Zamfara was first broken in mid October, I quickly searched my document library for the various water projects in Nigeria, recalling that I had just read about Zamfara?s commendable investment in potable water.
The state committed seven billion Naira in April of this year for the provision of water. However, the announcement of the huge fund committed to water supply failed to give any hint on what the state intended to do on sanitation. It is therefore interesting to learn in October that the consumption of polluted water in this same state lead to the demise of 96 people and the illness of more than 500 people in this state.
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DEPO ADENLE.
The Federal Government on Thursday gave an update on the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with casualty rate put at 86 in 1,623 reported cases.
The government also directed the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to immediately coordinate all its response activities and report to the Ministry of Health daily on both the patterns of occurrence, efforts at achieving total control of the outbreaks as well as the status of the control.
The cholera outbreak has affected a number of states including Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Zamfara, Nasarawa and Lagos states.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media and Communication, Mr. Dan Nwomeh, also directed all federal health facilities in the country to provide free services to cholera patients.
According to him, the current estimate of the patterns of distribution of the outbreaks across the country are as follows:
He said, ?In Zamfara State: 1,110 cases, 51 deaths; Nasarawa State: 105 cases and 9 deaths; Lagos State: 134 cases, 4 deaths; Plateau State: 130cases, 11 deaths; Oyo State: 29 cases, 6 deaths; and Ogun State: 115 cases and 5 deaths. Total: 1,623 cases and 86 deaths.
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Fresh Cholera Outbreak Kills Another Person In Lagos
By: GEORGE OKOJIE on November 6, 2013 - 4:08am
A fresh cholera outbreak has claimed another victim at Yaba area of Lagos state.
LEADERSHIP learnt that the victim was infected after she was reported to have eaten the local Igbo salad, popularly known as ?Abasha.?
It was gathered that the female victim, simply identified as Blessing, died on Monday at the Military Hospital, Yaba, after doctors battled to save her life since last Thursday when she contracted the cholera disease...
on November 07, 2013 / in News 12:10 am / Comments
BY PETER DURU
MAKURDI?Two persons were feared dead in a fresh outbreak of cholera at Otukpo town, in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The outbreak of the disease in the ancient city, where the Senate President, David Mark, hails from is coming few months after the Chinese contractor handling the Otobi Water Works, shut down the plant and left the town.
Confirming the development, the lawmaker representing Otukpo constituency at the state House of Assembly, Mr. Baba Ode described it as unfortunate.
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That outbreak of cholera
Posted by: Tolulope Ojo in Letters 12 hours ago
SIR: Apart from the recent outbreak of cholera in Nigeria that killed three in Lagos and some others in Zamfara, at least 352 people have been killed by this infection in a space of three months. More than 6,400 cases have also been reported, mostly in the North. Doctors are currently monitoring outbreaks in 12 of the 36 states.
Nigeria had the first series of cholera outbreak between 1970- 1990. Despite this long experience with cholera, an understanding of the epidemiology of the disease and the reason for its persistence is still lacking.
Developed countries have almost zero incidence of cholera because they have widespread water treatment plants, food-preparation facilities and they observe strict sanitation protocols. Most people have access to toilets and hand-washing facilities. A lot of responsibilities in curbing this epidemic lie with the government although the citizens have a great role to play in battling and subduing cholera.
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Humanitarian Bulletin
Nigeria
Issue 07 | November 2013
Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria
Deaths recorded in 12 States
Latest UN figures indicate that 2,771 cholera cases have been reported in Nigeria
this year resulting in 60 deaths; 613 of the cases were reported in October alone.
The total numer of cases this year indicates a five-fold increase in the number of
reported cholera cases in Nigeria- as compared to the same reporting period last
year. To date, 12 states have been affected, with the majority of cases occurring
in the North, with Zamfara (northwest) reported as the worst affected state.
Experts underline that Lagos state requires particular surveillance and that
preventative measures should be established in Sokoto and Katsina states.
Rural v. Urban Impact
The extent of the outbreak varies from one state to another, largely depending on
the number of health facilities available and the level of awareness vis-a-vis the
disease. According to officials from the Ministry of Health, the epidemic affects
rural and urban populations in different ways: preliminary data show that mortality
rates in rural northern states such as Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and Plateau are
five times higher than those in urban areas. The identification of new cases and
the referral of patients to health facilities in rural areas are essential to combating
the disease. Reports from UNICEF indicate that half of Nigeria's 160 million
people do not have access to safe water and one-third do not have access to
sanitation services.
Response to Date
The Plateau State Ministry of Health, Rural Water and Sanitation Agency
(RUWASA), WHO and UNICEF are providing immediate response. UNICEF
dispatched three drums of high test hypochlorite (HTH) to disinfect affected
hospitals and communities. An additional 235 cartons of water purification tablets
have been distributed at the household level. Interventions in the other five
affected states are carried out in conjunction with the State and Federal Ministries
of Health, the Centre for Disease Control, WHO, UNICEF and Nigeria?s Field
Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP).
Response to date is hampered by the current strike of resident physicians in state
and federal hospitals across the country, the non-release of accurate data of
cases and casualties, and flooding. At the community level, capacity to respond
to the cholera outbreak with emergency water treatment and sanitation is lacking.
This problem is even more critical in in those rural areas where the outbreak is
prevalent and where capacity and resources in primary health care centres is
limited.
The Regional Cholera Platform encourages the ?Sword & Shield? approach which
aims to both treat cases that arise in the short term (?the sword?) while
simultaneously addressing longer-term systemic issues that contribute to the
spread of the disease towards prevention in high risk areas for vulnerable
communities (?the shield?). This approach encourages the targeting of
transmission contexts, pro-activity and cross-border collaboration.
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Death Toll From Cholera Outbreak In Benue Hits 30
By: Solomon Ayado on November 19, 2013 - 3:51am
Residents of Otukpo local government area of Benue State have appealed for urgent government intervention on the cholera outbreak in the area which has now claimed 30 lives.
This is even as the state commissioner for health, Mr Orduen Abunku has denied reported increase in the occurrence of the disease in the state and said that government was working hard to prevent the spreading of the disease...
Cholera scourge in Nigeria
by Our Reporter on Nov 21, 2013 | No comments
Posted under: News
Nigeria is currently in the throes of cholera epidemic. Recent statistics published by the Federal Ministry of Health indicated that at the last count, the disease was ravaging Zamfara State where 51 deaths were recorded from 1, 110 reported cases.
Plateau State came next with 11 deaths from 130 cases; and nine in Nasarawa State out of 105 cases. Lagos State has recorded four deaths from 134 cases; Oyo State six deaths from 29 cases; and Ogun State five deaths from 115 cases. In all, the fatality is 86 deaths from 1, 623 cases.
The Federal Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, authenticated the figures a couple of days back and disclosed that the results were gotten from laboratory tests, using Vibro cholerae serotypes 01 and 0139.
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