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Week 34 Highlight
• 62 new cases were reported, 3 deaths with CFR = 4.8%
• 4 States Adamawa (1), Bauchi (2), Bayelsa (2) and Zamfara (57) reported cases of Cholera within the Epidemiological week
In the reporting month,
• 8 States have reported 210 suspected cases of Cholera, Zamfara (190), Kano (7), Bayelsa (5),
Bauchi (2), Niger (2), Borno (2), while Gombe and Adamawa reported (1) case each
• 10 Deaths were recorded with CFR = 2.8%
• 21 Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) were conducted with 9 positive results (Zamfara – 8 and Bayelsa – 1)
• 26 stool culture tests were conducted with 3 positive results (Zamfara – 2 and Adamawa – 2)
• National multi-sectoral Cholera TWG continues to monitor response across states
Cumulative Epi-Summary for 2023
• As of 27th August 2023, a total of 2,860 suspected cases including 84 deaths (CFR 2.9%) have been reported from 25 states
• Of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, age groups <5 years are mostly affected, followed by the age groups 5 - 14 years in aggregate of both males and females
• Of all suspected cases, 51% are males and 49% are females
• Zamfara (787 cases) accounts for 28% of all suspected cases in the country of the 25 States that have reported cases of cholera
• Obubra LGA (515 cases) in Cross River State accounts for 18% of all suspected cases reported in the country
• Of the affected States, Cross River (718 cases), Katsina (302 cases), Bayelsa (265 cases), Ebonyi (227 cases), Niger (136 cases) and Abia (118 cases) account for 62% of the suspected cases this year
• Comparatively, suspected cases of Cholera in the current year have decreased by 63% compared to what was reported as at Epi-week 34 in 2022. Likewise, cumulative deaths recorded have decreased by 67% in 2023