Nigeria: 2022 Cholera

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Nigeria: Cholera Still Persists As Ten States Report 470 Cases In 2022
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By Ating Enwongo On Mar 2, 2022

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said so far the country has recorded 470 suspected cases of cholera across 10 states in 2022.

This is according to the agency’s cholera situation report for 2022 week 4, which is from January 3 to January 30.

According to the report, cholera infection has been prevalent in over 10 states including, Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Kwara, Lagos, Taraba and Zamfara...

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Nigeria records 19 cholera deaths in 2022, says NCDC
Deborah Tolu-Kolawole
5 April 2022

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said it is monitoring the epidemiological trends to guide the requests for planned vaccination campaigns, as the centre notes that no fewer than 701 suspected cases of cholera and 19 deaths have been reported so far in 2022.

This was contained the cholera situation report published by the centre on Monday.

It read, “Twelve states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022. They are Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Rivers, Taraba and Zamfara.

“As of February 27, 2022, a total of 701 suspected cases, including 19 deaths, have been reported from 12 states in 2022. Of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, children less than five years are the most affected...

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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

Week 15: 4 – 10 April 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 10 April 2022
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Cholera Nigeria

112 420 cases
3 635 Deaths
3.2% CFR

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The current cholera outbreak was declared on 20 December 2020.
By the end of 2021, Nigeria had hit its highest number of cholera
cases ever reported: 111 062 cases with 3 604 deaths (CFR 3.2%),
from 33 states plus the Federal capital territory in the country. In
2021 alone, 115 deaths were recorded from 19 states.

From epidemiological weeks 1-12 2022, a cumulative number of
1 358 cases and 31 deaths have been notified (CFR 2.3%) from
15 States and 60 Local Government Areas (LGAs). Of these cases,
27% (n=367) are aged 5-14 years and 52% (n=706) are males.
Specifically, during epi week 12 (ending on 27 March 2022), 14
cases and two deaths were reported from two LGAs in two States;
no new state has reported a case.

The majority of States with international borders and ongoing
humanitarian crises are currently inactive with no cases reported
in the last 3 weeks. Cross River State is the current hotspot for
the outbreak and has reported 42% (n=569 cases) of the national
total in 2022. These cases have been reported in 50% (n=9) of its
LGAs, with more than half of cases originating from Ogoja and
Ikom LGAs. Furthermore, from epi weeks 1-12 2022, a total of
264 samples have been tested by rapid diagnostic tests and 61
samples cultured, with a test positivity rate of 14.8%. Laboratory
confirmation by culture has been from four states: Taraba, Cross
River, Ondo and Akwa Ibom.

Current figures indicate that the outbreak is in a declining trend.
Indeed, as compared to the same period of 2021, the number of
cases has reduced by 74.9% (5 403 vs 1 358 cases) and the number
of deaths by 84.1% (195 vs 31 deaths) with a substantial reduction
in CFR, from 3.6% to 2.3%. In addition, the geographic extension
of the epidemic has also reduced by 28.6%, from 21 to 15 reporting
States. Cases being currently reported are from poorly accessible
areas either due to remote location or security compromised areas.

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

The National Emergency Operations Centre was activated
in the beginning of the outbreak to coordinate and support
response interventions. With the progressive decline in
trend of cases and reduction in geographic spread, it was
deactivated by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) on 15 December 2021.

A joint WHO/NCDC team has been deployed to support the
Cross River State which is currently reporting the highest
number of cases.

A request has been sent for the reprogramming of CEF to
cover all 36 states and the Federal capital territory rather
than being limited to 10 states.

An integrated response is ongoing in all active States.
Accordingly, cholera treatment centres (CTC) and oral
rehydration points (ORP) have been identified and set up in
hard to reach active communities.

Overall, a total of 1 454 rapid response teams have been
deployed, 349 CTCs and 789 ORPs are functional, 6 245
clinical teams are operational, 7 297 volunteers and 663
WASH technicians have been trained, and over 6 100
communities have been reached by RCCE teams.

A reactive OCV campaign has been organized in five States of
Benue, Bauchi, Yobe, Jigawa and Zamfara. Pre-emptive OCV
campaigns are in preparation in the targeted hotspot LGAs.

SITUATION INTERPRETATION

Nigeria is endemic to cholera, with epidemic surges appearing,
the worst of which ever recorded was in 2021. Response efforts
put in place in 2021 and preparedness efforts in early 2022 have
significantly contributed to improve early detection, reporting
and clinical management of cases and consequently reducing
the number of new cases. However, there remains need for
improvement in areas such as health facility infrastructure, early
care seeking behaviour, safer sanitation and hygiene practices and
access to safe water. In fact, this decline should be interpreted
with caution as the major drivers of the outbreak are persistent
in communities, including poor access and inadequate safe water
supply, open defecation with less than 10% of LGAs certified
open defecation free in the country.

PROPOSED ACTIONS

Preparedness and readiness activities should be implemented
in all at-risk LGAs.

Response interventions should be maintained and reinforced
in all reporting States and LGAs, with particular focus on
Cross-River State.

Strong advocacy and fund raising should be conducted
towards Partners and Donors, accordingly.

The cholera elimination plan should be developed, funded
and implemented, to move towards elimination of the
disease in Nigeria.

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Plateau community records 20 cases of Cholera
James Abraham
13 April 2022

An outbreak of cholera has been recorded in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Residents said the outbreak was first recorded in Rikkos community in the council area and that the number of infected persons has risen to 20.

A health official in the community confirmed the development to The PUNCH in Jos on Tuesday.

The official who attributed the outbreak to broken water pipes as a result of the ongoing construction of overhead bridge, forcing locals to resort to drinking water from the dam, said, “It has come to my notice that there is an outbreak of cholera within Rikkos community, which more than 20 people were affected...

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Nigeria records 31 cholera deaths in 2022 – NCDC
Solomon Odeniyi
14 April 2022

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said no fewer than 31 deaths have been recorded so far this year as a result of cholera outbreak in the country.

The agency added that the deaths were recorded in 15 states, including Cross River, Taraba, Borno, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Kebbi, Rivers, Ondo and Lagos.

Speaking at the monthly meeting of WASH in Emergency Working Group in Abuja, the NCDC’s Senior Emergency Response Officer, Jessica Akinrogbe, disclosed that 1,359 confirmed cases of cholera had been recorded from January till date.

She said, “A total of 1,359 confirmed cases of cholera have been recorded from January till date. At least 31 deaths have been recorded so far....

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_78211047.htm

Death toll of cholera outbreak in Nigeria rises to 38
Xinhua, May 10, 2022

ABUJA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of a cholera outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 38 so far this year, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday.

The country has recorded a total of 1,569 confirmed cholera cases since the onset in January, Jessica Akinrogbe, NCDC's senior emergency response officer, said at a water sanitation meeting in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.

In mid-April, the NCDC reported 31 deaths from 1,359 confirmed cases...

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Cholera kills 7 children in Cross River, says DG
By NAN
18 May 2022 | 1:55 pm

Dr Janet Ekpenyong, Director General (D-G), Cross River Primary Healthcare Care Agency, has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the state.

Ekpenyong, who confirmed the deaths in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Calabar, said the agency recorded more than 600 suspected cases in the state between March and April.

“Over 600 suspected cases were detected and we had a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) conducted on them. We also did a microscopic test and culture to have a true confirmation of the cases.

“We confirmed that most of the cases were not cholera related, though we had three active cases of the disease in Ogoja Local Government Area (LGA).

“Whenever we go for medical outreach and detect suspected cases of cholera with symptoms such as diarrhoea, we take samples immediately.

“Thereafter, the rapid diagnostic test is carried out and treatment is initiated immediately.

“Over the past two months, we have actually had seven deaths occurring as a result of cholera,” she said...

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Cholera kills 54, expert advises Nigerians on hygiene
Deborah Tolu-Kolawole
30 May 2022

No fewer than 54 persons have been reportedly killed by Cholera according to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

Cholera, an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium vibrio cholera, occurs majorly during wet season.

The 16 states, according to the NCDC data, that had reported suspected cholera cases in 2022 are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Rivers, Taraba and Zamfara.

The centre said, “There was a 180% increase in the number of new suspected cases in April compared to March.

“A total of 1,861 suspected cases including 54 deaths have been reported from 16 states in 2022. Out of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, the age group of children less than five years is the most affected.

“Three states, namely Taraba, Cross River and Katsina, account for 72 per cent of all cumulative cases.”

An epidemiologist, Dr Stephen Fagbemi, in an interview with The PUNCH said cholera outbreak is rampant during the rainy season because of peoples’ poor hygiene habits...

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Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2022/06/0...-in-16-states/

Cholera: Nigeria Records 54 Deaths, 1,862 Cases In 16 States
Akinola Ajibola
Updated June 1, 2022

No fewer than 54 people have died of Cholera disease in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.

In its latest report on the outbreak of the disease, the NCDC stated that the deaths were recorded between January 1 and May 1, 2022.

It added that over 1,800 suspected cases were reported in 77 local government areas across 16 states of the country.

The states are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Rivers, Taraba, and Zamfara...

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NCDC records 74 cholera deaths, 2,339 suspected cases
23rd June 2022

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said no fewer than 74 persons have been reportedly killed by cholera in 30 states this year.

The latest cholera situation report by the NCDC also showed that there are a total of 2,339 suspected cases of the infection as of May 29, 2022.

The agency noted that of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, the age group 5 years is the most affected age group for males and females.

It also said, of all suspected cases, 50 percent are males, and 50 percent are females.

The agency said five states – Taraba (651 cases), Cross River (593 cases), Katsina (134 cases), kano (124 cases) and Benue (100 cases) account for 68 percent of all cumulative cases, while six LGAs across two states -Cross River (3) and Taraba (3) reported more than 100 cases each this year.

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Source: https://independent.ng/cholera-outbr...ases-recorded/

Cholera Outbreak Claims 5 In Kano, 189 Cases Recorded
Latest News
By Agency Report On Jul 19, 2022

No fewer than five persons have lost their lives following cholera outbreak recorded in Kano state.

The state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, confirmed this to newsmen during a press briefing on cholera outbreak and response held in the state, Tuesday.

Tsanyawa said it recorded a total number of 189 cases out which five lost their lives...