Cholera outbreak in Nigeria

The Borno State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Haruna Mshelia has affirmed that 14 individuals were accounted for dead from 13 LGAs of Borno State that were hit by the out break of intense water loose bowels and cholera cases.

He said that 200 instances of AWD have so far been dealt with and released at the crisis cholera treatment focuses built up at vital regions to control the illnesses.

Instructions columnists Wednesday at the Borno State Public Health Emergency Center situated along Damboa Road Maiduguri, he included that in spite of the fact that the 14 passing cases was accounted for however not every one of the cases were from cholera or intense water the runs.

He said the demise could be from different cases outside intense water looseness of the bowels or cholera as post-mortem examination was not led on the dead people.

The chief noticed that the 8 cases were sent for test to the national research center wellbeing focus in Abuja a week ago and they were later affirmed to be sure while quick treatment focuses and group of specialists from the state service of wellbeing and other wellbeing accomplices including WHO were going round spots to screen and react in a flash to every single speculated case that might be accounted for from the communities.He clarified that zones most noticeably awful hit in the Maiduguri city incorporate Madinatu, old Maiduguri, Bolori and few others and Chibok LGA while instances of intense water looseness of the bowels that have been accounted for have expanded from 10 LGAs to 13 LGAs.

He approached the media to spread the Heath guide and water sanitation battles and promotion to the general population through their stages and instruct people in general in the peril presented by the defective condition and absence of cleanliness amid the two months overwhelming precipitation.

Dr. Mshelia guaranteed that the circumstance will before long be brought under control and end the pestilence through enhanced water supply framework at IDPs Camp and host networks, correspondence and social preparation to enact full scale observation and direct fast reactions to all cases by NGOs and different accomplices that set up cholera treatment healing centers and focuses over the state for the treatment of cholera and intense water looseness of the bowels cases.

He said different cases would be taken care of by a board of trustees doled out to move round spots with ambulances and pass on cases to the closest wellbeing focus as government is over the issue.