Plateau Cholera Outbreak; five dead, 11 cases confirmed
Amidst the rising spread of the Cholera in Borno state,Plateau State has equally recorded 11 confirmed cases of the disease, five deaths and 53 suspected cases.
According to the state Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Baamlong, he disclosed the information to journalists on Sunday in Jos, saying the confirmed and suspected cases were 53 from Pushit, Mangu 1, and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA).
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by consuming food or water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae, the bacteria.
Baamalong said the Ministry of Health is intensifying public health interventions to contain the outbreak, prevent further spread and minimise its impact on affected communities.
The commissioner explained that the state had taken decisive actions to control the outbreak and protect its citizens via the deployment of additional Response Teams (RRTs) to the affected wards, scaling up of treatment centres and isolation capacity and the emergency procurement of Rapid Diagnostic Tests Kits, intravenous fluids and essential drugs.
He further stated that the ministry had activated an Incident Management System (IMS), for a comprehensive and multi sectorial response to the outbreak.
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