Cholera Outbreak In Cross Rivers Kills Three

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Two Local Governments in Cross Rivers State, Obubura and Biase, currently plagued with cholera have become a concern as the State government makes moves to curtail the outbreak.

A statement from the Cross River Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, confirmed that a case was identified in Obubura and two in Biase.

He said that an Emergency Operation Centre had been activated by his ministry, with the State Epidemiologist, Dr. Blessing Ekpenyong, appointed as Incident Manager to coordinate the process.

“Response commodities, including drugs donated by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are being put in place by the Surveillance Unit and Logistic Management Coordinating Unit of the state Ministry of Health would be sent to the affected wards.

“The LGA’s Rapid Response Team has already been deployed to affected wards for case investigation and line listing of reported cases, to contain the spread of the disease,” he said.

The public is therefore admonished to adhere to all measures by avoiding drinking water from the wrong source and eating unripe fruits and contaminated foods.

[The Guardian/SA]