Hindi Livinus, YolaDeath toll from the Cholera outbreak in Mubi in Adamawa State has risen to 15, according to the latest figures posted by the World Health Organisation technical staff providing coordination and support for containing the spread of the disease in the state. It was learnt that poor sanitation and contaminated water were responsible for the current cholera outbreak, which has killed 15 persons out of the 838 cases so far reported by WHO officials. “We have swiftly deployed technical staff to coordinate partners’ response to the current outbreak, support case management surveillance and contact tracing of suspected cases to guide interventions and ensure that the outbreak does not spread to other locations,” Alemu said. As of May 26, 2018, there were 434 suspected cases in the state, amongst which 13 deaths were recorded. However latest figures showed that two additional deaths had been recorded out of 838 reported cases as of Thursday.

Source: Punch June 02, 2018 01:07 UTC