A cholera outbreak in Chanchangi, Takum Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, has claimed the lives of at least 10 children. The epidemic, which reportedly began on Tuesday, January 6, rapidly spread among children aged between 4 and 10, who according to eyewitness reports, initially suffered from sudden abdominal pain and vomiting.
Within just 48 hours of the first reported cases, ten children succumbed to the waterborne disease. Eyewitnesses described a fast progression, with the victims showing severe symptoms of gastroenteritis shortly before passing away.
Three days ago, some children between the ages of four and 10 started vomiting and having stomach pains… within two days more than 10 children died in the town – Eyewitness Report
The Taraba State Ministry of Health, led by Commissioner Dr. Bodiya Buma, has dispatched a team of medical personnel and epidemiologists to the area to establish an isolation and oral rehydration center to treat the infected and prevent further fatalities.
I can confirm the outbreak of the disease. Health personnel from the state’s Ministry of Health and the health department of Takum LGA were dispatched to the area to control the outbreak – Dr. Bodiya Buma
Health practitioners urged residents to boil their drinking water and maintain healthy hand washing hygiene.
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