Cholera Disease Outbreak Killed 10 Ebonyi State University & High School Students

The local government areas affected include Izzi, Ebonyi,
Abakaliki, Ohaozara, Ebonyi, Ohaukwu, Ishielu and Ezza
North.
The state Director of Public Health and Disease Control, Dr.
Chris Achi, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the state
government had taken measures to contain the spread of the
disease.
Achi stated that one of the 10 undergraduates of the
Ebonyi State University, affected by the disease had died.
The nine others and 15 students of Girls’ High School,
Azuiyiokwu, who were also affected were taken to the
Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki for medical attention,
he said.
He also disclosed that the disease was recorded in 12
Apostle College Sharon and Annunciation Schools, St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki.
Achi explained that those who died resorted to self-
medication, resulting in renal breakdown before being taken
to hospitals for treatment.
He urged residents of the state to refrain from defecating
indiscriminately around their vicinities and drinking
contaminated water. He also advised those seeking
accommodation to ensure they lived in houses with toilet
facilities.
Achi enjoined the people to ensure personal hygiene and
desist from eating food they were not sure of where it was
prepared to avoid contracting the disease.