Cholera: Lagos probes source of outbreak as death toll rises

State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, noted that the government has not concluded investigations into the possible source of the outbreak.

Recent surge in cholera cases in Eti-Osa local council has sparked a controversy over the popular tiger nut drink, with health officials expressing concerns about the safety of unregulated vendors and unregistered drinks. “However, liquid beverages are produced in a batch and once the batch is produced, it is distributed and consumed. So, when we go back to a particular location where they are manufacturing street beverages, we may not find anything at all because the batch that was contaminated has been completely distributed.”

He highlighted concerns about water contamination, particularly during the rainy season, and urged residents to practice good hygiene habits. Her words: “The initial eight cases originated from Lagos State, the reported epicentre of the Cholera outbreak and a state that shares a border with four of our local governments. The eight cases had travel history to Lagos and six of them reportedly drank tiger nut drinks while in Lagos. Furthermore, we also promptly diagnosed cholera in five of the contacts of the patients with a travel history to Lagos State.

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