Available data shows that Delta state has recorded a total of 138 cases of Cholera with seven deaths since its outbreak across the nation in February this year while majority of the casualties were said to be young children.
Delta state Commissioner for Health Joseph Onojaeme who made this disclosure in Asaba while briefing Journalists on the state governments efforts to curtail the outbreak said Nigeria has so far witnessed three of the outbreaks within the year.
Onojaeme said since the outbreak, Delta state Government has been able to reduce the spread, a disease of national phenomenon that have affected 138 persons in the state with seven casualties.
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According to the health Commissioner who described Cholera a disease caused by poor sanitary environment said part of measures put in place was the deployment of disease surveillance and notification officers across the state for aggressive advocacies educating the people on the causes of the disease.
The outbreak which was first recorded in Warri South-West council area including other Riverine local governments, marked as high risk areas which the Commissioner said has been brought under control. He added that since about six weeks ago only 20 suspected cases were recorded and were treated.
The Commissioner also gave credit to the Epidemiology unit of the Ministry for doing a lot of surveillance on the patients that brought the situation fully under control. He said
The Cholera outbreak was common among villages along the water bank.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
