''LAGOS RECORDS SIX DEATHS FROM CHOLERA OUTBREAK''
Six people have reportedly died of cholera in Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State after eating contaminated Abacha, a local salad of the South-East region.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who briefed journalists on the development at the state’s secretariat yesterday, noted that 39 other persons were under observation and receiving treatment at public and private health facilities in Isolo.
Idris, who stated that seven out of the 15 samples taken to the Public Health Laboratory, Yaba, after an upsurge of diarrhoea cases was reported in some communities in Isolo, tested positive to vibro cholerae.
The commissioner noted that water and food analysis done at the Lagos State Drug Quality Control Laboratory showed that Abacha, that was eaten by many of the victims, was the source of the infection.
