EKO HOT BLOG reports that many have been confirmed dead following a fresh outbreak of gastro-enteritis in 13 Local Government Areas in Sokoto State.
It was gathered that the strange disease has killed no fewer than 23 people in the last few weeks.
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammed Inname, who made the disclosure on Tuesday, said that over 265 cases of the disease have spread across the affected LGAs.
According to the commissioner, the affected LGAs include Rabah, Wurno, Dange Shuni, Kebbe, Gwadabwa, Tangaza, Isa, Bodinga, Wamakko, Silame, Illela, Sabon Birni, and Yabo.
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Inname further stated that the recent escalation could be as a result of the rainy season, saying, “The State Ministry of Health has set up two different teams to monitor and advise members of the public on the dangers of the disease.
“We have case management team, where doctors will be going round with health workers as well as environmental response team that are to go round and educate those in the rural areas on how to engage and treat their water,” the commissioner disclosed.
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