At least 30 people have been killed in the latest cholera
outbreak in Isoko South community of Nigeria’s oil-rich
Delta State, a health official said Monday.
Steven Ofili, chief epidemiologist at the Delta State health
ministry, said prompt response and physical attention of
health workers had curbed the spread of the disease.
According to the official, people of the local community had
been facing challenges of cholera disease since 2010, when
their main source of drinking water was polluted.
He said, rather than seeking medical help at the local health
center in the area, the people resorted to traditional
medicines and self-medication to cure themselves.
“It was not until after the disease had claimed five lives that
they (the local residents) brought it to the knowledge of the
local authorities,” the official told Xinhua in Asaba, the Delta
State capital.
Confirmed cases of cholera were promptly treated at the
local health facility where medical workers, in addition to
examination and administration of preventive drugs, have
been giving tips on how to combat the disease, the senior
health official said.
In 2010, more than 30 people had died when the first
cholera outbreak was recorded following the pollution of the
main source of water supply in the same area of Delta
State.
Cholera, an infectious disease, causes severe watery
diarrhea and can lead to dehydration and even death if
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