A cholera
outbreak in Aladja, a community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State has
reportedly killed six persons, while several others have been hospitalised.
Vanguard
learned that the health situation was noticed last week with few persons
affected, but that by last weekend, the death toll had risen to six as the
disease gained wider spread.
Some of
those affected, it was gathered, are receiving medical attention in different
hospitals and health centres within Udu, while those with severe cases are
hospitalised at the Central Hospital, Warri.
Chairman
of Udu Local Government Area, Solomon Kpomah, who confirmed the outbreak, said
his administration had deployed medical personnel to the community to curtail
further spread.
He said:
“The state government has also sent its medical team to test and treat those
affected. We will continue to carry out sensitisation campaign.
“There is
need for a holistic approach by all parties towards curtailing the disease.”
He urged
residents to maintain high level of hygiene by disposing wastes properly,
warning them also to be cautious of the water they drank and the food they ate.
Local
residents had passed initial cases of the disease as a spiritual attack
resulting from some grave evil committed in the community, until tests
conducted by medical experts revealed that it was cholera.
Vanguard
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