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November 30, 2019
Cholera outbreak has killed fivepersons out of 12 reported cases in Lafenwa, Abeokuta North local governmentarea of Ogun state.
The Permanent Secretary in thestate’s Ministry of Health, Adesanya Ayinde who confirmed the dead at a newsconference in Abeokuta, said that one person died in the hospital and fourothers in the affected communities.
He added that eight cases werereported from health facilities, and four picked in the communities fromretrospective case search and confirmed through laboratory test.
Ayinde said the State Epidemiologyunit had earlier received a report of laboratory and confirmed cases of cholerafrom the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, after which it immediately swunginto action.
According to the Permanent Secretary,the state government is on top of the situation, adding that it hascommenced thorough investigation and currently fumigating communities toprevent spread. He said the government had conducted active case search inhealth facilities, pharmacy outlets and medicine vendors in the affected areas.