Tag: Cholera outbreak

FCT: 54 people have been killed in cholera outbreak – Minister

Aminu Imam

Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ramatu Aliyu, has revealed that the six area councils in Abuja have recorded 604 suspected cases of cholera with 54 deaths. This revelation was made by the FCT minister when she launched the community sensitisation on cholera and other disease outbreaks at the palace of Mohammed Bello Umar, Agora of Zuba, yesterday. Aliyu expressed concern over the rising cases of cholera and said the FCT recorded the suspected cases and deaths along with nine positive cases for cholera on rapid diagnostic…

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Cholera outbreak kills 20 in Bauchi

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 20 persons have died from a cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. The State’s Commissioner of Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro confirmed this at a briefing yesterday. According to him, the index case was a 37- year- old housewife, who was admitted at the Burra General Hospital on April 24, in Ningi local government area. He said upon her admission, it was discovered there is an ongoing outbreak of similar disease in neighboring communities like Sumaila and other local government areas of Kano State, which may have spread to…

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