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The report said there was an increase in the number of new cases in the last two weeks of June, adding that “Zamfara with 191 cases, Bauchi 2163 cases, Kano 891 cases, Kaduna 129 cases, and Plateau, 82, account for 95.2% of 3,543 cases reported in the last two weeks.”
Findings by
Daily Trust revealed that the cases and deaths have been rising and spreading to more states since then.
For instance, fatalities from cholera in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have risen to 60, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu said yesterday.
According to the NCDC, cholera is an acute diarrhoea disease caused by a bacteria called vibrio cholera. It is a potentially life-threatening, and primarily a water-borne disease.
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.
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Cholera outbreak: 42 killed, 300 hospitalised in Bauchi tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.