By Bisola Adeyemo
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is a Cholera outbreak in New Artisan Market, Enugu, which resulted in the death of seven people.
According to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi, who disclosed this in a statement said the response team upon receiving reports of the incident carried out an immediate investigation and it was observed that the patients presented with sudden onset of passage of loose stool and vomiting, Daily Post reports.
He added that “the ill persons identified within the area were immediately evacuated to the state teaching hospital and are receiving treatment, while health education on safe and hygienic practices were given to the inhabitants of the market.
“Further tests carried out by the State Ministry of Health at the Teaching Hospital revealed that all the persons were suffering from Cholera.
“Surveillance, contact tracing and risk assessment have commenced at the market and its environs, while the Enugu State Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Centre for Cholera outbreak response will be activated on Saturday 17th July 2021”.
Dr. Obi, who on behalf of the Enugu State Government, prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and commiserated with those who lost their loved ones, enjoined “the general public to keep safe as the situation is under control and the Enugu State Ministry of Health will keep the public informed on future developments”.
