20 people have been confirmed dead from a Cholera outbreak in Ebonyi
state. The state Director, Public Health and Disease Control, in the
Ministry of Health, Dr Chris Achi, who made this known to newsmen in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, said seven local government areas namely
Ohaukwu, Izzi, Ezza North, Ishielu, Ebonyi, Abakaliki and Ohaozara have
recorded the highest number of cases.
Dr Ashi said one student of the Ebonyi State University has died from
the epidemic while 9 of them are in the hospital after contracting the
disease.
15 students of the Girls High School, Azuinyiokwu were also affected by the disease and were rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, where they were treated and discharged.
Dr Ashi said the outbreak of the disease was largely due to the villagers in the communities fetching and using water from a dirty pond after their community boreholes stopped working...
15 students of the Girls High School, Azuinyiokwu were also affected by the disease and were rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, where they were treated and discharged.
Dr Ashi said the outbreak of the disease was largely due to the villagers in the communities fetching and using water from a dirty pond after their community boreholes stopped working...
"Some of the community members have boreholes and when some of the
boreholes breakdown, the people, rather than repair it, resort to pond
water. Hawkers will display Suya along the road and flies perch on them
and people patronize them without considering the health implication.
In
Abakaliki, most houses do not have toilet facilities and people
defecate around the houses. This leads to disease outbreak because the
same flies that perch on the faeces also perch on foods”. he said
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