359 dead,over 10,000 affected by cholera outbreak in Nigeria

ABUJA:An outbreak of cholera killed at least 359 people in 33 Nigerian states including the southwestern state of Lagos between January and September this year, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in a new report on Thursday.

In an update on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the authorities confirmed a surge in the number of suspected cases, which has risen to 10,837 this year.

So far this year, a total of 33 of Nigeria's 36 states have reported suspected cases of cholera. At least 15 new fatal cases, from 198 suspected new cases, were reported in five states last week alone, with a case-fatality ratio of 7.6 percent, the NCDC said.

In September, at least "254 rapid diagnostic tests were conducted with 175 positive results, 149 stool culture tests conducted and 103 positive results," read the NCDC report.

Cholera is a highly virulent disease characterized in its most severe form by a sudden onset of acute watery diarrhea that can lead to death by severe dehydration. The cholera outbreak is frequently reported in Nigeria due to the lack of potable water supply, especially in densely populated areas.

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