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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that the country has recorded a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera, including 79 deaths, so far in 2023.
The NCDC made the disclosure in its latest cholera situation epidemiological report on Monday.
The report revealed that 12 states across 43 local government areas reported the suspected cases, with a case fatality ratio of 5.9 per cent.
The 12 states reporting cases in the country are Abia, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
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The report read in part, “Of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, age groups 15-24 and 45 years are the most affected age groups for males and females respectively. Of all suspected cases, 53 per cent are males and 47 per cent are females.
“Six states – Cross River (647 cases), Ebonyi (97 cases), Abia (72 cases), Niger (38 cases), and Zamfara (28 cases) account for 96 per cent of all cumulative cases.
“Fifteen LGAs across nine states Ebonyi (4), Cross River (3), Ondo (2), Bayelsa (1), Abia (1), Katsina (1), Sokoto (1) Niger (1) and Zamfara (1), reported more than 5 cases each this year.”
The NCDC said it would continue training on cholera surveillance, hotspot mapping, state-level preparedness and response plans.
