The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) conveyed their concern over the increasing rate in cholera cases across Nigeria, with suspected cases rising by 220% in 2024 compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n
The latest epidemiological report, published on the NCDC\u2019s official website, sheds light on the dire situation that is gripping several regions across the country.<\/p>\n
According to the NCDC, as of epidemiological week 39, Nigeria had recorded 10,837 suspected cholera cases and 359 deaths. This represents a 239% increase in fatalities compared to 2023, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 3.3%, slightly higher than the 3.1% recorded last year.<\/p>\n
-In the past week alone, 198 new suspected cases were reported, leading to 15 additional deaths across five states.<\/p>\n
The agency noted,\u00a0\u201cIn the past week alone, 198 new suspected cases were reported across five states, leading to 15 deaths and a weekly CFR of 7.6%.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n Adamawa remains the most impacted state, with 535 suspected cases reported over the past month. In week 39, Adamawa recorded 131 new cases, followed by Ebonyi (30 cases), Borno (29), Kano (7), and Jigawa (1).<\/p>\n Lagos State has also been significantly affected, accounting for 43% of all suspected cases nationally. The NCDC noted that Lagos Island Local Government Area (LGA) alone contributed 5% of the total cases in the country.<\/p>\n \u201cLagos Island LGA is particularly hard-hit, contributing five per cent of all suspected cases nationwide,\u201d the NCDC stated.<\/p>\n Children under five years old are the most vulnerable to the outbreak, followed by those aged between five and 14. According to the report, males represent 52% of the suspected cases, while females account for 48%.<\/p>\n Cholera, which is spread primarily through contaminated food and water, remains prevalent in areas with poor sanitation. Conflict, climate change, poverty, and population displacement have further exacerbated the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n The NCDC has highlighted several barriers to curbing the outbreak, including inadequate access to clean water, poor sanitation practices, and insufficient WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) infrastructure. The practice of open defecation, especially in rural areas, remains a significant issue.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is also inadequate WASH infrastructure and supplies, including wastewater management facilities,\u201d the NCDC added.<\/p>\n Adding that there is a pressing need for skilled personnel and better logistics for active case search \u201cEfforts are ongoing to strengthen health systems and enhance surveillance in high-risk areas.\u201d NCDC said<\/p>\n In response to the worsening situation, the NCDC has activated a national Cholera Technical Working Group to coordinate response efforts and monitor outbreaks across the country.<\/p>\n The agency stressed the importance of improving access to clean water, sanitation, and public health education to control the spread of cholera.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) conveyed their concern over the increasing rate in cholera cases across Nigeria, with suspected cases rising by 220% in 2024 compared to the previous year. The latest epidemiological report, published on the NCDC\u2019s official website, sheds light on the dire situation that is gripping several regions across the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":51068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51069,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51066\/revisions\/51069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}