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Cholera hits Adamawa as 12 persons reportedly dead

A bacterial disease, Cholera has hit the state of Adamawa, the northern area of Nigeria. Confirming the outbreak in Yola on Sunday, the State Commi

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A bacterial disease, Cholera has hit the state of Adamawa, the northern area of Nigeria.

Confirming the outbreak in Yola on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, said out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive.

Tangwami said that six of the deaths were recorded at the facility, six occurred at home while about 308 people were admitted with 244 treated

He said,” With these results, therefore, I want to confirm to the public that there is an outbreak of cholera in Adamawa.

““People should be cautious of their movements, interactions, personal hygiene, and the source of water they drink.

“The public is assured that the government through its health workers is doing everything possible by the grace of God to contain the situation as it has done in the past with other similar outbreaks.”

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