A cholera
outbreak in northern Nigeria's Kano state has killed six people and
infected scores, the state health commissioner said on Sunday.
"Six people died out of the 46 cases recorded," Abubakar Labaran Yusuf told AFP of the outbreak this week in Kafin Dalawa village, 70km outside the state capital of Kano.
Contaminated water in the area was the most likely cause, he said, adding that teams had been dispatched to clean water sources and supply drugs.
"Six people died out of the 46 cases recorded," Abubakar Labaran Yusuf told AFP of the outbreak this week in Kafin Dalawa village, 70km outside the state capital of Kano.
Contaminated water in the area was the most likely cause, he said, adding that teams had been dispatched to clean water sources and supply drugs.
Cholera, a highly contagious intestinal infection, is
transmitted by water soiled by human waste. The disease leads to diarrhoea,
dehydration and death if untreated.
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