Cholera Kills 79, Infects 1,336 In Three Months – NCDC

Cholera infected 1,336 persons and killed 79 persons between January and March, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

According to its weekly epidemiological report, the NCDC revealed that the infection and deaths were reported from 12 states and 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the country.

According to the report, Cross River State has the highest number of cholera infections with 709 cases. Others are Ebonyi, 183 cases; Zamfara, 181 cases; Bayelsa, 98 cases; Abia, 72 cases; Niger, 38 cases; Katsina, 36 cases; Ondo, 10 cases; Kano, 3 cases; Sokoto, 3 cases; Bauchi, 2 cases; and Osun, 1 case.

Six States have recorded deaths from cholera. The States are Cross River, 16; Ebonyi, 8; Zamfara, 4; Bayelsa, 1; Abia, 6; and Niger, 2.

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The NCDC said::” Twelve States have reported suspected cases in 2023. These are Abia, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Sokoto and Zamfara. In the reporting month, 5 states reported 98 suspected cases – Bayelsa (21), Cross River (61), Ebonyi (2), Katsina (1), and Zamfara (13).

“In the reporting week, Bayelsa (1), and Zamfara (2), no Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) was conducted. No stool culture test was conducted. Of the cases reported, there was no death with a weekly case fatality ratio (CFR) of zero percent.

“The National Multi-sectoral Cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to monitor response across states.

“As of April 2, 2023, a total of 1,336 suspected cases including 79 deaths ( Case Fatality Ratio, CFR, of 5.9 percent) have been reported from 12 states.

“Of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, age groups 15-24 and greater than 45 years are the most affected age groups for males and females respectively.

“Of all suspected cases, 53 percent are males and 47 percent are females.

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“Six states — Cross River (647 cases), Ebonyi (97 cases), Abia (72 cases), Niger (38 cases), and Zamfara (28 cases) account for 96 percent of all cumulative cases.

“Fifteen LGAs across nine states Ebonyi (4), Cross River (3), Ondo (2), Bayelsa (1), Abia (1), Katsina (1), Sokoto (1) Niger (1) and Zamfara (1), reported more than 5 cases each this year.”