The Lagos State Government says the cholera outbreak in Lagos is abating.
The State government adds that though no new Cholera-related deaths have been reported in the last 72 hours, the government was intensifying countermeasures to completely eliminate transmission in low-grade communities, because few cases are still being presented at government hospitals.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, says the reduction in new cases and the absence of new deaths indicate interventions are bearing dividends but more importantly that residents are adhering to public health information and advice on safety measures and the need for early presentation to health facilities when symptoms develop.
However, there was a small outbreak of 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis at Kirikiri Medium Security Correctional Centre.
The commissioner said these cases have been confirmed to be caused by Cholera, but urgent medical and environmental intervention measures have been implemented at the correctional facility.
In a statement, Professor Abayomi said they have been able to, “supply Kirikiri medium prison with intravenous fluids, infection prevention and other health consumables”.
“Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 10,000 doses of pharmaceuticals which have been delivered to the prison to support prison health facilities with prevention strategies for about 3,200 inmates if required”.
Addressing the source of the original outbreak two weeks ago, Prof. Abayomi disclosed that it has been traced to unregulated street beverages and contaminated water supply.
He explained that many of the samples taken from popular street beverages purchased by undercover environmental officers from the Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Ministry of Health in the affected areas confirmed the presence of vibrio cholera bacteria, which is the cause of Cholera.
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