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  • Nigeria: 2017 Cholera

    Source: https://www.informationng.com/2017/0...s-zamfara.html


    80 Killed As Cholera Hits Zamfara
    Deolu March 14, 2017

    No fewer than 80 persons have been killed by Cholera in Zamfara State in the last one month.

    The state?s Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Suleiman Gummi, dislclosed this on Tuesday, in Gusau.

    Alhaji Gummi maintained that about 500 others were currently receiving treatment at various health facilities in the state.

    He said the disease had spread to 10 out of the 14 local government areas of the state.

    Gummi said the state government had established special camps and had deployed medicine and health personnel there to contain the situation...

  • #2
    Source: http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/06...lera-outbreak/


    Kwara confirms cholera outbreak
    Jun 5 2017 - 5:48pm

    The Commissioner for Health in Kwara, Dr Atolagbe Alege, on Monday confirmed six cases of cholera outbreak in some parts of llorin metropolis, the state capital.

    Alege, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin, said that the outbreak has not claimed any life.

    He said that the victims comprise four adult and two children.

    The commissioner said that the outbreak was recorded in Ogidi, Oko-Olowo, Pakata, Oloje and Alore areas of the metropolis...

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    • #3
      Source: http://www.who.int/csr/don/12-july-2...ra-nigeria/en/

      Cholera ? Nigeria

      Disease Outbreak News
      12 July 2017

      On 7 June 2017, World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of a cholera outbreak in Kwara State, Nigeria, where the event currently remains localized. The first cases of acute watery diarrhoea were reported during the last week of April 2017 and a sharp increase in the number of cases and deaths has been observed since 1 May 2017. However, the number of new cases reported has shown a decline over the last four reporting weeks.
      As of 30 June 2017, a total of 1558 suspected cases of cholera have been reported including 11 deaths (case fatality rate: 0.7%). Thirteen of these cases were confirmed by culture in laboratory. 50% of the suspected cases reported are male and 49% are female (information for gender is missing for 1% of the suspected cases). The disease is affecting all age groups.
      Between 1 May and 30 June 2017, suspected cholera cases in Kwara State were reported from five local government areas; Asa (18), Ilorin East (450), Ilorin South (215), Ilorin West (780), and Moro (50) (information for local government areas is missing for 45 of the suspected cases).
      Poor sanitation conditions observed in the affected communities is one of the predisposing factors for this cholera outbreak. An important risk factor is the lack of access to clean drinking water and poor hygiene conditions.
      Public health response

      The State Ministry of Health has established an Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the outbreak response with support from the Nigeria Centers for Disease Control, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, WHO, and partners. The following response measures are being carried out:
      • National multidisciplinary teams were deployed to Kwara State to provide technical support.
      • Cases are being managed in local health care facilities in Kwara State. Active case searching is ongoing in the affected and surrounding communities. These have been strengthened with the formation of surveillance teams made up of the above mentioned partners, and the deployment of local government area Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs).
      • Collation and data entry of cases is currently ongoing.
      • In order to improve laboratory investigations, cholera rapid diagnostic tests are being distributed to selected facilities and health care staff trained on their use.
      • Efforts to improve case management are ongoing. On 15 June 2017, clinicians from the three most affected local government areas were trained on cholera case management, and infection prevention and control (IPC). The current IPC capacity is not well developed and there is poor access to safe water, poor sanitation and hygiene conditions as well as severe challenges to adhere to IPC standards. Efforts are further impeded by limitations of supplies, and a general requirement for patients to pay for treatment.
      • Social mobilization activities continue with the use of Yoruba language radio ?jingles?, and religious leaders had been sensitized in the affected state to create awareness and prompt early presentation to healthcare facilities. Communities have been mobilized through house to house sensitization on the use of Aquatab for household water treatment and safe water storage.
      • Environmental investigations are ongoing, and water samples (a local community well and household drinking water) have tested positive for Vibrio cholerae.
      • Laboratory response activities include the prepositioning and on-the-job training on use of rapid diagnostic tests in two health facilities. Sensitivity results of Vibrio cholerae shows resistance to Tetracycline and Ampicillin. Also, additional rapid diagnostic kits are expected to arrive.
      • A multisectoral approach needs to be emphasized and participation encouraged. This would include ensuring proper medical waste management by the State Ministry of Health and access to clean portable water by the Ministry of water resources.

      WHO risk assessment

      The current outbreak occurs while the country is facing a serious humanitarian situation and is recovering from a large meningitis outbreak. At this stage, the overall risk is moderate at national level.
      Potential issues of concern for this outbreak include the ongoing rainy season, the capacity challenges at the State level to manage the outbreak and the sharing of borders with five other States as well as Republic of Benin. Although these issues can potentially lead to the worsening of the outbreak and its spread to other States and neighbouring countries, the country has capacities to quickly control the outbreak.
      The surveillance system should be strengthened in neighboring States to ease early detection of any potential spread of the outbreak.
      WHO advice

      WHO recommends enhanced surveillance for the detection of new cases and improvement of record keeping and data management at healthcare facility level. WHO recommends the urgent establishment of cholera treatment centres in the most affected areas, ensuring that adequate logistics are in place and that medical supplies are in stock. The establishment of a multisectoral approach is imperative to successfully addressing this outbreak.
      WHO does not recommend any restriction on travel and trade to Nigeria on the basis of the information available on the current event.


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      • #4
        Source: http://www.tv360nigeria.com/17-kille...lera-outbreak/
        Over 17 killed in Kwara cholera outbreak

        Seventeen persons have been confirmed dead in a cholera outbreak reported in Kwara State, North-central Nigeria.
        The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, disclosed the grim figures in its weekly epidemiological report
        According to the report, over 1,617 reported suspected cases had been recorded as at the end July 9 with 13 laboratory samples confirming the disease and a case fatality rate of 1.1 percent recorded.
        This is an increase of 3.6 percent suspected cases from the previous week epidemiological report where 1. 558 suspected cases were reported, 13 confirmed and 11 deaths recorded.
        Children under the age of five remain the most affected with 460, (28.4 percent) of the cases reported with the male population accounting for 51.6 percent of the cases.

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        • #5
          Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/cholera-hi...a/4009940.html


          Cholera Hits Camp for Displaced in Northeast Nigeria
          August 31, 2017 12:00 PM

          MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA ?

          Cholera has broken out in northeast Nigeria at a camp for people displaced by the eight year conflict with Boko Haram, aid group M?decins Sans Fronti?res said on Thursday, bringing disease to communities already underfed and living in squalor.

          The outbreak in the city of Maiduguri, the epicenter of the fight against the Islamist insurgents, confirms aid groups? fears that Nigeria?s rainy season could spread disease in camps for the internally displaced that are often already unsanitary...

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          • #6
            Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/09/05/borno...-toll-hits-21/

            Borno IDP camp records 18 new cases of cholera, death toll hits 21
            Published on September 5, 2017
            By Maina Maina

            Eighteen new cases of cholera outbreak has been recorded at the farm centre IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno state.

            This is as death toll from from Muna IDP camp rose to 21, less than 48 hours after officials of Doctors Without Borders confirmed the death of 8 persons killed following the outbreak...

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            • #7
              Source: http://punchng.com/cholera-outbreak-...in-north-east/

              Cholera outbreak: Death toll hits 28, 837 infected in North East
              Published September 7, 2017
              Friday Olokor, Jos

              An estimated 28 people have died from cholera in the North East, while 837 are suspected to have been infected with the disease, including at least 145 children under the age of five, the United Nations Children?s Fund, has said.

              The organisation also expressed concern over the spread of Cholera in the region, saying 1.4 million displaced people, including 350,000 children under the age of five, were in serious danger.

              A statement issued on Thursday by UNICEF Communications Chief in Nigeria, Doune Porter, said the outbreak occurred as ongoing violence and military efforts against Boko Haram insurgents in the region have displaced more than 1.7 million people and left over 3.6 million without adequate access to basic water services.

              ?An estimated 28 people have died from cholera, while 837 are suspected to have been infected with the disease, including at least 145 children under the age of five...

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              • #8
                Source: http://www.tv360nigeria.com/death-to...break-hits-44/

                Death toll in Borno Cholera outbreak hits 44

                The death toll in the cholera outbreak in Borno State has now risen to 44.

                This is according to the state commissioner for health Haruna Mshelia who says the government will begin vaccination on Monday to curtail further spread of the disease.

                ?We are embarking on vaccination as from Monday to ensure we stop cholera from spreading...

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                • #9
                  Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/kebbi-...lera-outbreak/


                  Kebbi: 18 die in cholera outbreak
                  FeaturedR&D Health
                  By The Eagle Online On Sep 15, 2017

                  An outbreak of gastroenteritis has killed 18 people in Dole-Kaina, Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
                  The 18 people were among the 216 victims that were admitted at the border hospital in Kamba area of Dandi Local Government Area...

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                  • #10
                    Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201709260576.html



                    25 September 2017
                    The Conversation (Johannesburg)
                    Nigeria: What's Driving Multiple Outbreaks of Cholera in Nigeria
                    analysis
                    By Doyin Ogunyemi

                    This year, 16 of Nigeria's 36 states have experienced cholera outbreaks. This has resulted in 1,622 suspected cases of the disease and 33 deaths. This is a steady increase in cholera cases after a remarkable sharp decline, from a total of 5,301 cases (186 deaths) in 2015 to 768 cases and 32 deaths in 2016

                    Lagos witnessed the last outbreak in October 2016 but in the last couple of weeks there have been outbreaks in Nigeria's Lagos, Kwara and Borno states.

                    Regional disparities in the death rates from cholera expose the different levels of emergency preparedness and health resources available. Understanding why this threat persists can help health authorities to reduce it, in Nigeria and elsewhere...

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                    • #11
                      Source: https://www.informationng.com/2017/1...-infected.html

                      Cholera hits Anambra State, 11 persons infected
                      Tope Alabi December 8, 2017

                      The Anambra State Ministry of Health has confirmed the outbreak of Cholera in the State, at least 11 persons have been hospitalised in the Inoma community in the Anambra West Local Government Area following the outbreak...

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                      • #12
                        Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2017/12/2...four-nasarawa/

                        Cholera Outbreak Kills Four In Nasarawa
                        Halesmah Gayam
                        Updated December 20, 2017

                        Four persons have been killed following the outbreak of cholera disease in Shege ward of Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

                        The state government confirmed this in a statement from the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health and obtained by Channels Television in Lafia, the state capital.

                        Thirty-eight cases of the disease were confirmed in the area and four of the patients died on their way to the primary healthcare facility in the ward.

                        According to the statement signed by the ministry?s Public Relations Officer, Mr Musa Abdullahi, the remaining 34 persons are in a stable condition and are receiving adequate treatment...

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                        • #13
                          Source: https://blueprint.ng/61-dead-5000-af...under-control/

                          61 Dead, 5000 affected as Borno declares cholera outbreak under control

                          The Borno State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Haruna Mshelia has declared that the outbreak of Cholera in Borno state is ?over? with the intervention of World Health Organisation (WHO) and other agencies to control the outbreak of the cholera few months ago at Muna IDPs camp in Maiduguri.

                          He also disclosed that 5000 Cholera cases and 61 deaths were recorded in 6 LGAs of the state, namely, MMC, Jere, Dikwa, Monguno, Mafa and Guzamala LGAs.
                          Dr. Mshelia who was represented by the Ministry of Health Director of Emergency Medical Response and Humanitarian Services, Dr. Mohammed Aminu said that the success of managing and controlling the outbreak of cholera was as a result of the multi sectoral strategies adopted and strong partnership with the WHO in coordinating other implementing partners to support the state in closing identified gaps in surveillance , risk communication, water and environment among others...

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