The Adamawa State authorities have verified a cholera epidemic, resulting in 12 fatalities.
Felix Tangwami, Commissioner for Health, announced the outbreak in Yola on Sunday, stating that 30 out of 50 suspected cases tested positive.
Tangwami reported that six deaths occurred in medical facilities, six at residences, and approximately 308 individuals received treatment, with 244 discharged.
“On behalf of the state Governor, I want to inform you all that we have received the results of samples sent to NCDC for confirmation. It’s confirmed that what we are dealing with is Acute watery Diarrhea or Cholera.
“Unfortunately, out of the 50 samples sent to the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja, 30 samples returned positive for cholera, six came back negative, two were still ongoing and 12 were still pending in isolation.
“With these results, therefore, I want to confirm to the public that there is an outbreak of cholera in Adamawa.
“People should be cautious of their movements, interactions, personal hygiene, and the source of water they drink.
“The public is assured that the government, through its health workers, is doing everything possible by the grace of God to contain the situation as done in the past with other similar outbreaks.
“We ask that people should continue to pray for us as we face this monster. They should remain calm and cooperate with health workers as they go around to sensitise and give professional advice,” he noted.
