By Haruna Gimba
No fewer than 15 people have been reported dead after an outbreak of cholera in Koya village in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State.
Also, 40 others have also been confirmed hospitalised as the result of the outbreak whose cause is yet-to-be ascertained.
The village head of the community, Sulaiman Muhammad, who confirmed the unfortunate development to newsmen, said most of the victims were women and children.
According to reports, all the victims experienced diarrhoea and vomiting.
The Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr Hussaini Tijjani, said the state’s Ministry of Health has already sent health personnel to the community to help curtail its further spread.
It would be recall that some communities in the state had last month experienced strange illness as a result of using expired or substandard juice drinks where more than 10 people have been reported dead and more than 200 were hospitalised.
