Health authorities in Nigeria's largest city Lagos have said the latest strain of the disease identifed in the area appears to be"highly aggressive and contagious". Official data showed the city has recorded more than 350 cases, leading Nigerians to speculate about how the cholera bacteria might have spread to Lagos. One theory suggests a contaminated carcass of a tiger is the culprit, but the authorities have dismissed the suggestion, noting that the case-control study is ongoing.
A public health disease expert, Dr. Casmir Ifeanyi, has blamed the root cause of the current cholera outbreak in Nigeria on the lack of proper sanitation and inadequate healthcare… The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says Lagos Island has the highest number of suspected cholera cases with 106 cases out of the 350 suspected cases in…
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