ADAMAWA State Government says it recorded 55 deaths during a recent cholera outbreak in the state.
The state had declared an outbreak of the disease in July 2021.
The state Commissioner for Health, Isa Abdullahi, who addressed newsmen in Yola to declare the Cholera outbreak over, said the action became necessary since the state is yet to record any case despite heightened surveillance for Cholera for several weeks.
He also stated that since the beginning of the Cholera outbreak in the state, 1,959 suspected cases with 55 deaths have been recorded.
Abdullahi said, “Since we have not recorded any case despite heightened surveillance for Cholera for several weeks, we (government and partners) are happy to declare the Cholera outbreak over. Since the beginning of the outbreak, a total of 1,959 suspected cases with 55 deaths translating to a case fatality ratio of 2.8% were recorded.”
He, however, added that the announcement does not suggest a time to relax but a window of opportunity to heighten our preparedness against Cholera and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
He explained that the state government collaborated with development partners in containing the outbreak through adequate risk communication messages to aid the prevention of the disease.
He also noted that with support from World Health Organisation and other partners, personnel was recruited, trained, and engaged. Commodities were supplied for Cholera management and household water purification.
WHO State Coordinator, Adamawa State, Semeeh Omoleke, said the body has been seeking improvement in the area of water sanitation in the state to mitigate re-occurrence and also build resilience against Cholera outbreaks through the provision of health commodities and delivery of logistic tools.
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