Borno Cholera Update: 680 Cases, 18 Deaths Recorded

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Borno Cholera Update: 680 Cases, 18 Deaths Recorded

A cholera outbreak was declared in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, on 5 September 2018 by the state Ministry of Health. A total of 680 cases of suspected cholera have
been recorded in eight local government areas (LGAs), including 18 deaths, as of 7 September
2018. This represents a fatality rate of 2.6 per cent.

The first suspected cases were recorded on 19 August 2018. The following cases have been
recorded: Jere (218 including 2 deaths)Magumeri (156 including 4 deaths)Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) (141including 5 deaths)Chibok (85 including 3 deaths)Konduga (38 including 3 deaths)Kaga (28 including 1 death)
Damboa (8)Shani (6)

The Response
• The State Ministry of Health, with the support of humanitarian partners, is coordinating the
response through the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC).
Coordination meetings are currently
held twice a week at the EOC, and daily at LGA level.

• A 100-bed Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC) is operational in Dala (a locality in MMC), and in Magumeri LGA a Cholera Treatment Unit (CTU) has been set up in an existing health facility. Oral Rehydration Points (ORPs) have also been set up in El-Miskin, Muna Garage and Customs House camps for internally displaced people. Additional ambulances are required in all affected LGAs to transport those seeking treatment.

• Health organisations are carrying out risk communications, which include making regular and
frequent visits to households to encourage individuals with cholera-like symptoms to be screened.

By communicating at household level in this way, health partners have visited 1,163 households
which resulted in the identification of 18 suspected cases of cholera.

• The most effective prevention measures against cholera are basic hygiene practices, including the
use of clean and safe water and proper sanitation. Hygiene promotion activities, including radio
broadcasts in English, Hausa, Kanuri and Shuwa, are underway in the affected LGAs to sensitize
people to the risk of cholera, teach them how to prevent and manage diarrhea at home, and educate
them on the use of chloride tablets for household water treatment and safe water storage.

• In terms of sanitation, humanitarian organisations are working to dislodge latrines and repair
damaged latrines in the affected camps for internally displaced people where the risk of
transmission can be high due to congested living conditions.

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