The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that 7, 663 suspected cases of cholera and 216 deaths have been recorded across the country since the beginning of 2024.
This was contained in the Cholera Epidemiological report for week 36, presented by NCDC during a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.
“In week 36, there were 141 suspected cases and one death with a case fatality rate of 0.7 percemt. These were reported in Katsina, Lagos, Kano, Jigawa and Adamawa states, across 19 LGAs.
“Cumulatively from week one to 36, 2024, 216 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.8 percent from 7,663 suspected cases,” the report stated.
It showed that 35 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have recorded at least one suspected case across 280 LGAs, adding that 89 percent of all suspected cases were reported from ten states: Lagos 58 percent; Bayelsa seven percent, Katsina six percent, Jigawa five percent, Zamfara three percent, Ebonyi three percent; Rivers two percent, Abia two percent, Ogun two percent and Imo one percent.
The report further revealed that 15 LGAs account for 57 percent of all cases, with Lagos Island LGA contributing the highest, eight percent.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
