Cholera outbreak kills 61 in Yobe
A cholera outbreak in Yobe has led to the death of over 60 persons, the state government has said.
The state commissioner for health, Dr. Muhammad Kawuwa said in a statement obtained by NAN on Friday that 906 cases are recorded in six local government areas of the state.
“Some of the AWD cases were caused by Vibrio bacteria, the bacteria that cause cholera.
“Over 795 patients were successfully treated and discharged, 50 are still on admission in various health facilities across the state.
“Unfortunately, we lost 61 patients mainly due to delays in timely reporting to the healthcare facilities for life-saving treatment,” Kawuwa said.
The commissioner who identified personal hygiene, the absence of sanitation facilities in the communities and flooding of water sources by the rains as possible causes of the outbreak, said the state needed the support of the international partners.
