Cholera outbreak has claimed the lives of 55 out of 1,959 reported cases in Adamawa State.
The State Commissioner of Health, Isa Abdullahi, who addressed journalists in Yola, the state capital today, April 14, said that since the beginning of the Cholera outbreak in the state, a total of 1,959 suspected cases with 55 deaths were recorded.
“Since the beginning of the outbreak, a total of 1,959 suspected cases with 55 deaths translating to case fatality ratio 2.8% were recorded.”
However, some stakeholders have raised questions over the haste in making claims of declaring the state as cholera free, arguing that the commencement of rainy seasons had always been characterised with cholera outbreaks.
“Cholera outbreak usually occurs at the end of the rainy season, because of water scarcity. However it is also common to experience cholera outbreaks at the beginning of rainy season, just like now,” said Dr. Amos Ujulu of the Adamawa State Health Insurance Scheme.
