Health
Again, Cholera Claims 12 Lives In Adamawa
Adamawa Government has again confirmed the outbreak of cholera with 12 deaths recorded.
The State Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, while confirming the outbreak in a statement in Yola on Sunday, said out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive.
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Tangwami said that six of the deaths were recorded at the facility, six occurred at home while about 308 people were admitted with 244 treated and discharged
“On behalf of the state Governor, I want to inform you all that we have received the results of samples sent to NCDC for confirmation. Its confirmed that what we are dealing with is Acute watery Diarrhea or Cholera.
“Unfortunately, out of the 50 samples sent to the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) in Abuja,30 samples returned positive for cholera, six came back negative, two still ongoing and 12 still pending in isolation.
“With these results therefore, I want to confirm to the public that there is an outbreak of cholera in Adamawa.
“People should be cautious of their movements, interactions, personal hygiene, and the source of water they drink.
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“The public are assured that the government through it’s health workers is doing everything possible by the grace of God to contain the situation as done in the past with other similar outbreaks.
“We ask that people should continue to pray for us as we face this monster. They should remain calm and cooperate with health workers as they go around to sensitise and give professional advice,” he said.
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