Cross River set to tackle cholera outbreak

The Cross River State Government has moved to contain cholera outbreak in Obubura and Biase Local Government Areas of the state.

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The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, disclosed this during an interview that one case was identified in Obubura and two in Biase.

He said that an Emergency Operation Centre had been activated by the ministry in the two LGAs, with the State Epidemiologist, Dr. Blessing Ekpenyong, appointed as Incident Manager to coordinate the process.

“Response commodities, including drugs donated by National Centre for Disease Control are being put in place by the Surveillance Unit and Logistic Management Coordinating Unit of the state Ministry of Health would be sent to the affected wards.

“The LGA’s Rapid Response Team has already been deployed to affected wards for case investigation and line listing of reported cases, to contain the spread of the disease,” he said.

Ayuk urged the public to adhere strictly to all measures against the disease by avoiding drinking water anyhow, eating unripe fruits and contaminated foods.