Fresh cases of Cholera has been recorded in Jos, the Plateau state capital with the death of four people and over 100 others on admission at various hospitals in Jos.
The outbreak was noticed in parts of Bassa and Jos North local government respectively between last Tuesday and Thursday this week.
Four persons died in Rukuba village of Bassa local government and two others died in Jos North local government of the state as a result of the outbreak.
The Family of Ayuba Larab was said to have lost a 65 year old woman in the incidence and six other members of the family have been hospitalized following their contact with the original victims when the family never knew it was a case of Cholera outbreak.
Deputy Director, Epidemiology in the Plateau State Ministry of Health and State Epidemiologist, Dr. Raymond Juryit, who confirmed the incidents said that of Bassa has been confirmed but that of Jos North was still being investigated
He said that the case in Bassa was professionally handled and that was responsible for the lesser number of deaths recorded, adding that it would have been worse if the cases were not handled by professionals.
According to him, the case of Jos involved a family. He said, “A woman was sick of diarrhea and was admitted in the hospital and she died the following day.
In the course of preparing food for the funeral, some members of the family developed the same symptoms. We cannot conclude now that it is cholera because we have taken the samples and those with the symptoms have been admitted at Plateau Specialist Hospital.
The samples were being analyzed, but we cannot wait for the result before we start treating them. We are suspecting cholera and have put them on that routine, but the full confirmation will come with the results.”
He added, “That of Rukuba in Bassa have been brought under control and there is no danger in that place now. I am happy the way it was handled because it was done professionally. If people report to hospital, this can be treated because it is a simple disease. It takes just replacing the fluids and electrolytes that the patient has lost in quick time and in the eight quantity.”
He advised people to observe simple hygiene by washing their hands before eating and keeping their environments clean.
