By Muhammad Amaan
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris said that Nigerians should expect a downward trend of Cholera cases in the country.
He disclosed this in Lagos state on Friday on the sideline of an event to unveil the Integrated Disease Testing and Surveillance Laboratory in the state.
Dr Idris, however, noted that more cases were being detected from other states with lower fatalities due to increased awareness on the outbreak of cholera in the country.
“We are recording lower fatality because of the ongoing awareness about the disease.
“We are recording lower fatalities which indicates that less people are dying from cholera.
“Overtime, with the increased awareness at the Federal, state and local government level, we expect a downward trend of cases in the next couple of weeks,” he said.
The NCDC, in its recent report said, 2,102 suspected cases of cholera and 63 deaths have been recorded across 33 States and 122 local government areas (LGAs) in the country.
Cholera is a food and water-borne disease caused by the ingestion of the bacterium -Vibrio cholerae, in contaminated water and food.
