Cholera outbreak: 300 hospitalised in Bauchi, death toll reaches 60 in FCTA
Cholera outbreak: 300 hospitalised in Bauchi, death toll reaches 60 in FCTA
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OVER 300 persons have been admitted of cholera following an outbreak of the disease in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State just as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified community sensitisation to cholera and severe diarrhoea diseases outbreak, as the death toll rises from 54 to 60.
In Bauchi State, the ActionAid Nigeria has urged the state government and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to declare a state of emergency over the outbreak in the state to save the residents from the disease.