The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has informed the public of the rising cholera cases across the country, presently totaling 1,141 suspected cases of cholera, 65 confirmed cases, and 30 deaths from 96 LGAs in 30 states over six months.

A statement released by the center on Wednesday, June 12, stated that 10 states, including Bayelsa, Zamfara, Abia, Cross River, Bauchi, Delta, Katsina, Imo, Nasarawa, and Lagos, contributed 90% to the burden of cholera in the country.

“Beverages prepared with contaminated water and sold by street vendors, ice, and even commercial bottled water have been implicated as vehicles of transmission, as have cooked vegetables and fruits freshened with untreated wastewater”, NCDC stated.

Read more: https://crispng.com/cholera-outbreak-ncdc-records-1141-cases-30-deaths-heres-how-to-avoid-it/

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