Nigeria: 2010 Cholera outbreaks - more than 1,500 fatalities

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Nigeria: Cholera Claims 352 Lives


The cholera epidemic, assuming the status of a devastating hurricane sweeping through the North West, North East and South Eastern parts of the country, has now recorded 6,497 cases with 352 deaths while the Federal Government, yesterday, alerted the nation that the entire country was at risk of the epidemic.

A statement issued yesterday on the update of the out break of Cholera and Measles from January to 23 August, 2010, said the government, through the Ministry of Health warned that although most outbreaks occurred in the Northwest and Northeast zones the epidemiological evidence from the diseases indicates that the entire country is at risk.

The statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Health on Communication, Mrs. Rakiya Zubairu said the nation recorded 6,497 cases with 352 deaths from cholera between January to August 23.

In the table showing the cumulative cases, deaths, and number of local government areas affected by cholera outbreak from January to August 2010, the first outbreak occurred in Adamawa State in June and as at July a total of 352 deaths out of 6,497 suspected cases of cholera had been recorded in 11 states.

The table also showed that out of the 11 affected states, Bauchi recorded the highest with 1,725 cases of cholera, 53 deaths, and eight local governments affected.

Other states which had the highest cases include Gombe with 1,188 cases, 59 deaths, and two LGAs affected, followed by Borno with 1090 cases, 80 deaths; Adamawa, 986 cases, 56 deaths, and four LGAs, Cross River, 557, 24 deaths and Yobe 458 cases, 46 deaths and three LGAs affected. Jigawa recorded 86 cases, six deaths and four local governments; Taraba 277 cases, 16 deaths and one LGA; FCT 137 cases, two deaths, one area council; Kaduna 12 cases, two deaths and one LGA; and Rivers 81 cases, three deaths and three LGAs.

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Cholera outbreak: Bauchi death toll rises to 72
Written by Ishola Michael, Bauchi Monday, 30 August 2010

Bauchi State office of the Red Cross Society of Nigeria, has declared that the death toll in the cholera outbreak, which affected eight local government areas of the state has risen to 72.

Secretary to the Red Cross in Bauchi State, Abubakar Adamu, who disclosed this to newsmen at the weekend, said that five people died within the past two weeks, thus increasing the official number of deaths from 67 to 72.

He explained that officials of the Red Cross were involved in carrying out chlorination of sources of the disease with government and other stakeholders in the state.

The Red Cross however believed that the high number of cases of 1,725 recorded in the state would have reduced if adequate social mobilisation was carried out by the state government...

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Fresh cholera outbreak claims 7 lives in Nigeria's Zamfara State

English.news.cn 2010-09-02 15:28:25 FeedbackPrintRSS

LAGOS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A fresh outbreak of cholera in five local government areas of northern Nigeria's Zamfara State has killed seven persons, according to the latest official report.

Zamfara State Commissioner for Health Saad Idris told a news conference in Gusau, the state capital, on Wednesday that a total of 54 cases had been recorded as a result contaminated water.

He said the affected local government areas are Bungudu, Gusau, Maradun, Shinkafi and Zurmi.

Idris said the ministry had already deployed a rapid response team of medical experts to the affected areas in order to contain the situation.

The commissioner advised the people to desist from drinking contaminated water to curb the spread of the epidemic to other parts of the state.

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health recently put the cholera death toll at 352.

The north of Nigeria suffers epidemics of diseases such as cholera, measles and meningitis almost every year.

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that causes severe vomiting and diarrhoea, leading to serious dehydration and can be fatal if not properly treated.

Editor: Zhang Xiang

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-09/02/c_13475292.htm

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Nigeria: Cholera Kills 80 in Adamawa


Yola ? Eighty persons have so far been confirmed dead as a result of cholera outbreak in nine local government areas of Adamawa State with over 1,000 cases recorded.

The state government has procured the Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) worth N1.6 million as part of measures to curtail the spread of the disease, officials say.

The state director of disease control, Dr. L.C. Barka, who confirmed the death toll to our correspondent yesterday, said rapid response teams from the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with other donor agencies were deployed to the affected areas and they are on the top of the situation.

"There is an impressive improvement in the control of the epidemic," Dr Barka said.

Worst hit is Madagali Local Government Area, where all the wards have been enveloped by the epidemic. Other local councils affected are Yola South, Demsa, Numan , Guyuk, Ganye, Michika and Lamurde.

While attributing the outbreak to poor hygiene and misapplication of drugs, Dr Barka expressed concern that ignorance by some local health officials compounded the situation. The director stressed the need for people to be health conscious and report any strange disease in their locality for prompt attention.

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Cholera outbreak: 70 hospitalised in Ile Ife
Saturday, 04 September 2010 15:53 Anonymous

No fewer than 70 persons were hospitalised in Ile Ife on Friday, following a cholera outbreak in Ife Central Local Government of Osun State...

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Cholera outbreak claims 41 lives in Nigeria's Gombe
English.news.cn 2010-09-05 16:50:11
LAGOS, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's northern Gombe Sate has confirmed 41 people died from a recent cholera outbreak.

State Commissioner of Health Mohammad Umar disclosed this in Gombe on Saturday, saying the death toll had risen from the initial 16 to 41.

He told reporters that cases of the disease had also increased from the initial 233 to 735, with the Gombe Local Government Area recording the highest number of 124 cases.

He listed six other local government areas affected as Yamaltu Deba, Kaltungo, Billiri, Shongom, Balanga and Akko...

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Seven die of cholera in Jigawa
BY EDWIN OLOFU


September 6, 2010 12:19AM

Seven people have been confirmed dead following an outbreak of cholera in some parts of Jigawa state, the state Health Commissioner, Ibrahim Nashabaru, has said.

Mr Nashabaru said the cholera outbreak started from border towns of Bauchi State and then spilled over into Jigawa state.

He however said that the situation is under control and the state government has provided medical assistance to the affected victims in the areas, together with massive sensitisation campaigns ongoing at various places of worships on preventive measures to be taken by the people.

The affected areas include Birnin Kudu, Buji and Gwaram Local Government areas of the state. Some five persons died in Buji and the two others died in Gwaram Local Government.

Unofficial reports put the death toll at over 50 persons in the affected areas, as it has spilled over to other places across the state.

A man who lost his child as a result of the outbreak, Malam Habu disclosed that many deaths were not recorded by the government. He said it will be difficult to quote any figure by the authorities.
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Cholera spreads to FCT, kills two ? The Punch

The fast-spreading cholera disease has claimed two lives in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, out of the reported 137 cases reported in health centres across the six area councils.

The Special Assistant on Communications to the Minister of Health, Ms. Rakiya Zubairu, confirmed this in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, on Monday.

The two deaths were recorded at Gwagwalada area council, which is a densely populated area of the FCT.

The minister?s aide said that the ministry was not relenting on its awareness campaign and education of the public to embrace basic personal hygiene.

http://nigerianbulletin.com/2010/09/07/cholera-spreads-to-fct-kills-two-the-punch/

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Cholera death toll now 781 - Minister

The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed 781 lives from 3,000 reported cases, the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.

The minister made the statement in Abuja, on Tuesday, at a media briefing to intimate Nigerians on current trends and intervention strategies mapped out for the epidemic.

Chukwu also said that of the 11 affected states, Katsina State reported the highest number of casualties, with 175 deaths from 310 reported cases.

``Bauchi, Borno, Adamawa, Gombe, Yobe, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna are the most affected states after Katsina State,?? Chukwu said.

The minister said the intervention strategies would include measures to ensure that after this episode, the country would not record any outbreak of cholera that would record such casualties.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/10763-cholera-death-toll-now-781-minister

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2010-09-09 12:21:38

Cholera spreads to Nigeria?s Federal Capital Territory


APA Abuja (Nigeria) In spite of supposed federal government?s efforts to curtail the spread of cholera which had killed more than 700 people in the 11 Northern and some South Western states, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had been reported to have joined the victims with 8 deaths, an official said in Abuja on Thursday.

Eight people have died and 205 others are hospitalised in Kuje Area Council near Abuja from a cholera outbreak, Habila Domshak, the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer in the council said in Abuja on Thursday.

Domshak said the first case was confirmed in Kabi Mangoro community in the area, while subsequent occurrences were in Kahudahanu in Gaube ward, Sabo Rubokya in Kwaku ward and Agwan Gede in Kuje town.

"The first case of the epidemic was confirmed in Kabi Mangoro and since then it has gone round so many other communities. It took the intervention of the Kuje Area Council through the provision of drugs to reduce the spread of the disease," he said...

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Cholera epidemic kills 800 people

The worst cholera epidemic in Nigeria in 19 years has killed nearly 800 people in two months. The disease is also spreading to Cameroon, Chad and Niger, where it has killed hundreds of others.

The current outbreak began during the summer, and was initially concentrated in Nigeria's northern states. Since then it has began to spread to neighbouring countries: Chad has reported more than 40 deaths, while 300 people have died from the disease in Cameroon. Cholera, which is spread by drinking contaminated water, is a recurring problem in districts with poor sanitation: more than half Nigeria's 150 million people lack access to clean drinking water. This year's rainy season produced floods which made water sources particularly susceptible to contamination. Nigeria last saw an outbreak on a comparable scale in 1991, when 7,654 people died, the World Health Organisation said.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/cholera-epidemic-kills-800-people-2077158.html

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Nigeria: Cholera Kills 15 in Katsina

Katsina ? Fifteen persons have so far died while many others are in hospital following an outbreak of cholera in Runka village of Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State within the past two weeks.

Our correspondent who visited the village Tuesday reports that despite series of interventions by government and philanthropic organizations, victims still besieged the only heath facility of Runka maternal and child hospital which also served about 20 more villages in the area.

A nurse at the clinic told this reporter that at the peak of the outbreak, the facility admitted between 40 and 50 patients daily in the 20 bed capacity hospital and most of them slept on mats or the bare floor.

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Cholera epidemic: Far from being over

When Abdul Hazzan (not real name) woke up in an unfamiliar room with streaks of sunlight seeping in through decrepit blinds, he became aware of painful moans from other people around him. The strong smell of disinfectants made the father of three realize he was in a hospital.

Abdul was diagnosed with cholera and as he drew in his first conscious breaths in 24 hours, he was jolted by the sight of intravenous fluids sticking from his left hand. Readjusting his position on the lumpy bed was a huge task due to dehydration and numbness of his limbs by the disease.

Abdul was rattled from his sleep in the middle of the night by stomach cramps. In less than 30 minutes, his body was taken over by violent waves of simultaneous vomiting and diarrhoea and he gradually slipped into unconsciousness. This was how he landed in the hospital.

Hundreds of people like him are either dead or lying critically ill in various hospitals scattered across 11 states of the federation. Like a gale of wind, cholera epidemic swept through the country, leaving in its path alarming death rate and hollowed eyed victims clinging weakly to life.

Cholera is a disease caused by a bacterium known medically as Vibro Cholerae. It can be found in human and animal waste. It becomes a disease when the pathogen finds its way into food and water meant for human consumption. Cholera mainly affects the digestive system and can be contagiously spread from infected persons through unhealthy environment and inadequate ventilation. The main symptoms are high fever, diarrhoea (profuse watery stool) and vomiting that lead to dehydration or death.

Cholera can be very fatal if not well treated on time. Children and the aged are more susceptible to death from disease. The recent cholera outbreak witnessed in Nigeria can be described as an epidemic of monumental proportion. So far, the death toll recorded in 11 states has been put at about 352, while the number of those infected has risen to 6, 437.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2010/sept/20/national-20-09-2010-009.htm

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Nigeria: Cholera Kills 103 in Zamfara
23 September 2010


The Zamfara State government Tuesday said 103 persons had died of cholera in some local government areas. The Commissioner for Health Dr Sa'ad Idris said this in Gusau while announcing the outbreak of the disease.

Idris gave the names of the affected local governments as Anka, Bungudu, Gusau, Kaura-Namoda, Maradun, Maru, Shinkafi and Zurmi.

He said the state recorded 892 cholera cases in eight local government areas, describing the figure as frightening. Idris attributed the epidemic to poor environmental sanitation, indiscriminate dumping of refuse and defecation by the citizens of the affected areas...

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Nigeria: Suspected Cholera Victims Throng Zaria Hospitals
Isa Liman
30 September 2010

Zaria ? An outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera has been reported in Zaria, Kaduna State, where within the past two weeks, many people have reported in hospital with vomiting and diarrhea. Though medical officials say mere vomiting and diarrhea cannot medically be concluded to be cholera, checks by Daily Trust revealed that many people are right now on admission in various hospitals as a result of the disease.

In the last two weeks, the two main government hospitals in the city, Gambo Sawaba General Hospital and Major Abdullahi Hospital in Sabon Gari, have recorded more than 80 cases with 10 people feared dead, according to officials of the two hospitals...