The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control-NCDC on Monday activated its national cholera emergency operation centre as the death toll in the recent outbreak of the disease reached 53 nationwide.
This is made known on the official X handle of Agency.
https://x.com/NCDCgov/status/1805518737375903936?s=19
NCDC said “Following a dynamic risk assessment of the #cholera epidemiological situation which placed the country at a very high risk of increased cholera transmission, we have activated the National #Cholera Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)”.
The Agency also stated that “as of 24th June 2024, a total of 1,528 suspected cases and 53 deaths have been recorded across 31 states.”
According to the tweet, the EOC will coordinate the national response especially across the affected states to interrupt disease transmission and reduce the impact of the disease and other socioeconomic complications of this disease.
Cholera is a highly contagious food and water-borne disease, that has in the recent past reared its devastating head in several states across our country. It is caused by the ingestion of the bacterium, Vibrio cholerae in contaminated water and food.
