cholera

The Epidemiological Division of the Public Health Department of FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) has said its surveillance system was prepared for the outbreak of Ebola, Cholera, Monkey Pox, Measles and COVID-19. Director…

Cholera has claimed no fewer than four persons in less than a week in Nigeria as  78 suspected cases were reported in the country from November 1 to 7, 2021. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has intensified its risk communication campaign around Adamawa State to mitigate Cholera spread. The house-to-house sensitisation by WHO officials and agents to get household members adopt a safe…

The Ogun State Government, on Sunday, raised the alarm on the outbreak of gastroenteritis (Cholera) in some parts of the state. The outbreak was said to have been recorded in the Magboro, at Ofada area  of Obafemi-Owode Local Government…

No fewer than 100 people have so far been confirmed dead as a result of a continued cholera infection that is ravaging in Jigawa State within one month. The permanent secretary Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Salisu Mu'azu,…

No fewer than 17 persons have died in Ebonyi and Plateau states following the outbreak of cholera. In Ebonyi, the state government said three persons had died, while 12 other infected persons were currently responding to treatment in…

No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and 12 reported cases on Friday due to cholera at Lafenwa, Abeokuta North local council of Ogun State. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Adesanya Ayinde,…

The rainy seasons are here and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has identified 83 local government areas as ‘hotspots’ for cholera in the country. The agency says three states namely, Bauchi, Kano and Zamfara, carry over 70…