No fewer than two children were confirmed dead, while many others
have been hospitalized following a cholera outbreak in Takur area in
Dutse local government area of Jigawa state.
The state commissioner for health Dr. Tafida Abubakar confirmed the
outbreak of the epidemic to newsmen yesterday in his office at Dutse the
state capital.
He said the incident happened as a result of unhygienic environment
cause by failure of electricity connected to provide enough and hygienic
water for use in the area.
“We recorded about 56 cases now in the area whom were in Dutse
general hospital and police clinic for an urgent medical attention. Continue...
Report indicated that the epidemic started manifesting in the state
over weekend and since then the situation has gone from bad to worse.
Speaking on measures taken to contain the epidemic Dr. Tafida said: ”
We met with the sole administrator of the state’s environmental and
protection agency to assist in cleaning up the area.”
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