According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (NCDC) most recent epidemiological report, cholera claimed the lives of 80 people nationwide in September.
The data, which stated that 256 people from 31 states have perished from cholera since the year's inception, also showed that 4,153 people were sick between September 5 and October 2, 2022.
The report stated: “Thirty-one states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022. These are: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
“In the reporting month (September 5 to October 2, 2022), nine states reported 4,153 suspected cases – Borno (2,626), Yobe (718), Gombe (317), Zamfara (212), Bauchi (119), Jigawa (95), Sokoto (47), Katsina (16) and Adamawa (three).
“As of October 2, 2022, 10,745 suspected cases, including 256 deaths (CFR 2.4 percent) have been reported from 31 states. Of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, the age group five to 14 years is the most affected for males and females. Of all suspected cases, 48 percent are males and 52 percent are females.
“There was a 42 percent increase in the number of new suspected cases in September Epi Week 36 – 39 (4,153) compared with August Epi Week 31 – 35 (2,428).
“In the reporting week, Borno (883), Gombe (97), Bauchi (15) Yobe (eight), and Sokoto (three) reported 1,006 suspected cases. Borno and Gombe states accounted for 97 percent of 1,006 suspected cases reported in Week 39.
“National multi-sectoral Cholera TWG continues to monitor response across states’ Cumulative Epi-Summary.”
According to the NCDC report on Lassa fever, between October 3 and October 9, 2022, four new confirmed cases of the disease were reported in the states of Ondo (two), Bauchi (one), and Ekiti (one).
Furthermore, while 173 deaths have been reported from 17 states, 937 confirmed cases have been reported since January from 26 states, with the majority of the deaths occurring in the states of Ondo (54), Edo (29), and Ebonyi (19).
However, the National Lassa Fever Technical Working Group (TWG) stated that it continues to coordinate the response actions at all levels.