Eighteen new cases of cholera
outbreak have been recorded at the farm centre IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno
state.
This is as death toll from from
Muna IDP camp rose to 21, less than 48 hours after officials of Doctors without
Borders confirmed the death of 8 persons killed following the outbreak.
The rise in number of death was
confirmed on Tuesday by officials of the Borno state ministry of health, who
were on the field to curb the spread of the disease in the camp and surrounding
communities.
“As of 4 September, 21 deaths
have been reported. The total number of suspected cholera cases is now 375 in
Maiduguri”, an official said.
Most of the suspected cases and
deaths are in Muna Garage, a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of
Maiduguri, while other victims are from neighbouring districts, health
officials revealed.
The government and NGOs are
working to contain the outbreak which has spread to the town of Dikwa, about 60
kilometres away from Maiduguri where over 2 million victims of Boko Haram
insurgency are taking refuge with over 500,000 still living in government
designated camps.
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