Following the outbreak of cholera that has claimed 53 lives across 31 states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its National Cholera Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
Following the outbreak of cholera that has claimed 53 lives across 31 states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has activated its National Cholera Emergency Operations Centre . According to an update by the agency shared on its official X platform on Monday, following a dynamic risk assessment of the #cholera epidemiological situation that placed the country at a very high risk of increased cholera transmission, the NCDC has activated the National #Cholera Emergency Operations Centre .
“Following a dynamic risk assessment of the cholera epidemiological situation that placed the country at a very high risk of increased cholera transmission, the NCDC took this step to coordinate the response to the outbreak, saying that as of June 24, 2024, a total of 1,528 suspected cases have been reported.
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