Tag: Cholera
Cholera outbreak kills five in Bayelsa
Bayelsa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of the…
Cholera strikes 3,600 Nigerians dead in 2021, far more than COVID-19 – NCDC
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday disclosed that cholera has killed 3,600 Nigerians in the 11 months.
Cholera kills 2,404 Nigerians since January: NCDC
In a statement, the NCDC said 23 new cholera deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between September…
Cholera kills 100 in Niger state
Makusidi attributed the outbreak of cholera to open defecation and indiscriminate waste disposal by rural dwellers.
FCT council intensifies campaign against cholera
Dr Sunday Goji, Head of Health Department, Bwari Area Council of the FCT, says intense sensitisation against the spread of…
Cholera: NCDC reports 46 new deaths in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 46 new deaths linked to suspected cholera cases were recorded in the…
Cholera kills six Sokoto indigenes in Lagos
The Sokoto State Government has confirmed the death of six indigenes of the state in Lagos as a result of…
Cholera spreads to Ogun community, 10 feared dead
Magboro Community leaders have begun a house-to-house search for victims to help them get care.
2,141 dead: Silent cholera epidemic ravages 23 states, Abuja
The deaths and cases were reported by 23 states, most of them in northern part of Nigeria and the Federal…
No cholera, lassa fever or COVID-19 cases in Ebonyi
Ebonyi Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike has declared that the state does not have any case of cholera, Lassa…
Cholera: Nigeria records 37,819 cases; 1,178 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) said the country has recorded 37,819 suspected cases of cholera, 1,178 deaths in…
Adamawa records 60 cases of cholera
Adamawa state has recorded 60 cases of cholera. This was confirmed by the Coordinator, Cholera Containment Committee in the state,…
Cholera: Death toll reaches 60, FCTA intensifies sensitization
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified community sensitisation on cholera and severe diarrhoea diseases outbreak, as the death…
Cholera attacks Northern Nigeria, 3541 cases in 2 weeks
Six states in Northern Nigeria reported 3,541 cases of cholera in the last two weeks, 13 June to 26 June,…
Six states register 1,786 suspected cases of cholera: NCDC
Six states reported 1,786 suspected cases of cholera between June 20 and June 26, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
37 dead from Bauchi Cholera outbreak
The number of casualties who have lost their lives in the recent cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has risen to…
20 dead as Cholera outbreak hits Bauchi
At least 20 persons have been confirmed dead in a fresh cholera outbreak ravaging different parts of Bauchi State.
Nigerian Govt partners Ogun on waterborne diseases
The Federal Government on Saturday expressed readiness to collaborate with the Ogun government in tackling waterborne diseases in the state.
Cholera: 5 confirmed dead in Ogun
In 12 reported cases of cholera on Friday at Lafenwa, Abeokuta North local council of Ogun State, no fewer than…
Cyclone Idai: 800,000 people vaccinated for Cholera in Mozambique
The Ministry of Health in Mozambique has concluded a successful six-day emergency cholera vaccination campaign that reached more than 800 000…
Cholera: Zamfara agency constructs 35 boreholes
Alhaji Sani Yaro, the Programme Manager, Zamfara Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), says no fewer than 35 hand…
Cholera kills 130 people in Zamfara – Group
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Working Group says no fewer than 130 people died of cholera in…
Yobe state declared cholera free
The Yobe Government on Tuesday declared the end of cholera outbreak in the state since the report of its outbreak…
Cholera kills 5, hospitalises 16 in Gombe
Gombe State Government on Thursday said fresh outbreak of cholera had killed five people, while 16 others were hospitalised at…
Zimbabwean president, cabinet receive cholera vaccine
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and members of his cabinet received doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) to encourage people in…
Cholera: Nigerian Govt urged to treat water sources
Zenith Water Project has urged the Federal Government to ensure the treatment of water sources in communities affected by cholera…
Zimbabwe concerned about new cholera infections
The Zimbabwean government says it is concerned about the number of people still presenting with cholera signs and symptoms, in…
Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia
An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency…
Adamawa: WHO vaccinates 377,000 people against cholera
No fewer than 377,000 people have been vaccinated against cholera in Adamawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Cholera resurfaces in Yobe, kills 61
Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in…