Cholera Kills 466, Affects 19,228 In 2022 – NCDC

Cholera has ravaged 19,228 persons and killed 466 others from January to November, 2022.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed this in its latest Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report for weeks 40 – 43 posted on its official website on Friday.

The report disclosed that 31 states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022.

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, a gramme-negative rod-shaped bacterium.

The report read in part “Thirty-one states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022. These are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

“In the reporting month, seven states reported 5304 suspected cases – Borno (4920), Yobe (191), Gombe (93), Sokoto (81), Taraba (11), Bauchi (6), and Adamawa.

“There was 28 per cent increase in the number of new suspected cases in October Epi week 40 – 43 (5304) compared with September Epi week 36 – 39 (4153).

“In the reporting week, Borno (514) and Yobe (2) reported 516 suspected cases.

“Borno and Yobe states account for 100 per cent of 516 suspected cases reported in week 43.

“During the reporting week, two Cholera Rapid Diagnostic Tests were conducted in Borno 1 (100 per cent positive) and Yobe 1 (0% positive).

“One stool culture test was conducted from Borno state, 1(100% positive) reporting in epi week 43.

“Of the cases reported, there was 1 death with a weekly case fatality ratio of 0.2 per cent. No new state reported cases in week 43. National multi-sectoral Cholera TWG continues to monitor response across states.”