Cholera claims 2,141 lives, affects 65,145 Nigerians ― NCDC

Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 65,145 suspected cases of cholera including 2,141 deaths, a Case Fatality Rate (CFR), of 3.3 per cent have been reported from 23 states and the FCT, as of Sept. 2, 2021.

NCDC disclosed this on its Cholera Situation weekly Epidemiological report, via its official website.

The report indicated there was a 62 per cent decrease in the number of new suspected cases in week 33 (2,127) compared with week 32 (3,098).

Bauchi (855), Katsina (396) and Kano (306) account for 73.2per cent of 2,127 suspected cases reported in week 34 It noted the most affected age group since the beginning of 2021 is 5 – 14 years for both male and female.

Overall, infection was distributed in the ratio of 51 per cent male and 49 per cent were female.

“Twenty-three states and FCT have reported suspected cholera cases in 2021. These are Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Kebbi, Cross River, Nasarawa, Niger, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Adamawa, Enugu, Katsina, Borno, Taraba and FCT.

“In the reporting week, 16 states plus FCT reported 2,127 suspected cases – Bauchi (855), Katsina (396), Kano (306), Yobe (162), Zamfara (80), Niger (78), Borno (67), Sokoto (45), Kaduna (41), Gombe (21), FCT (18), Kebbi (17), Adamawa (15), Taraba (13), Nasarawa (10), Plateau (2) and Jigawa (1),” the NCDC said.

According to it, of the suspected cases, there were 32 Rapid Diagnoses Test (RDT), confirmed cases from Adamawa (11), Katsina (8), Kaduna (7), Borno (4), Taraba (1) and Yobe (1). There were 32 culture-confirmed cases from Yobe, (12), Adamawa (11), Katsina (8) and Borno (1).

The public health agency added that of the cases reported, there were 48 deaths from Bauchi (10), Kano (7), Katsina (6), Taraba (5), Zamfara (4), Sokoto (4), Borno (4), Niger (3), Nasarawa (2), Kebbi (1), Yobe (1) and Kaduna (1) states with a CFR of 2.3 per cent.

“No new state reported cases in epi week 34. The national multi-sectoral EOC activated at level 02 continues to coordinate the national response Epi-Summary,” it stated.

It, however, said that the national multi-sectoral EOC activated at level 2 continues to coordinate the national response.

Cholera is a waterborne disease, and the risk of transmission is higher when there is poor sanitation and disruption of clean water supply.

The wrong disposal of refuse and practices, such as open defecation endanger the safety of water used for drinking and personal use.

These lead to the spread of water-borne diseases such as cholera. Without proper WASH, Nigeria remains at risk of cholera cases and deaths.

The long-term solution for cholera control lies in access to safe drinking water, maintenance of proper sanitation and hygiene.

Cholera is also preventable and treatable; however, it can be deadly when people who are infected do not access care immediately.

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