Cholera outbreak usually occurs during the rainy season and it has been linked to poor access to water and poor hygiene practice. This is because the disease is prevalent in communities where open defecation is common, with lack of clean water and poor hygiene practice.According to the World Health Organisation , the cholera bacteria is found in the stool of an infected person and spreads to other people when they consume water contaminated by stool from infected people.
However, a public health consultant, Paul Udubuisi stressed that precautionary measures should be taken while urging Nigerians not to drink flood water, or use it to wash dishes, brush teeth, or wash/prepare food. Abayomi disclosed this through his official Instagram account @profakinabayomi, while giving the state’s Vaccination Update for Dec. 24.
He said that 13,895,199 doses of vaccines need to be administered for the state to achieve its herd immunity target. The government through its agency in charge of vaccination programmes – National Primary Health Care Development Agency – said that the booster dose gives greater protection against COVID-19 infection.
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