Over fifty persons have been hospitalised in some medical centres in Jos the Plateau state capital as a result of a cholera outbreak. The outbreak was reported by different medical centres in the city for the past week.

A medical doctor at Kauna clinic in Jos, Yakubu Izang while confirming the outbreak stated that patients in the clinic who are mostly children were stooling and vomiting in addition to other health challenges. He added that some have tested positive to cholera.

A medical doctor in Jos stated that “The causative organism is vibrio cholerae, and it is contracted from contaminated water, food, and fruits such as oranges. An unwashed contaminated mango is a common source of the condition, and it is particularly likely in unclean environments. People are advised to watch the water they buy from water vendors who ply the streets pushing their jerry cans of water fetched from untreated water sources.”

The Secretary of Red Cross in Plateau, Mr Manasseh Panpe said that the organisation has embarked on a free distribution of water guard to communities in Jos metropolis to curb the outbreak. He added that they have noticed water contamination the state capital.

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Over 50 hospitalised as a result of Cholera outbreak in Jos