Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has stated that the reason of the cholera outbreak in Lagos is still unknown, despite media reports to the contrary. The outbreak was caused by consumption of a local tiger nut drink. Akin Abayomi revealed the news on his X handle on Saturday.
He stated that as of June 20, 2024—24 hours after the state declared a rise in the number of disease-related deaths—new instances had been reported. Agege, Badagry, Ikeja, Mushin, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Epe, Ikorodu, Ojo, Alimosho, and Eti-Osa, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Amuwo-Odofin, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Island, Shomolu, Apapa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos Mainland, and Surulere were among the locations of cases reported.
According to him, the Emergency Operations Centre is actively involved in contact tracing, community-based surveillance, awareness campaigns, sample testing, and making sure that confirmed cholera cases receive the proper medical attention in conjunction with all pertinent partners. He gave the locals rigorous instructions about maintaining personal and environmental hygiene.
Although there were rumours that the Lagos cholera outbreak may have been caused by locally produced tiger nut drinks, that the state was still looking into several areas to determine the outbreak’s cause. Abayomi informed the people in a confirmation statement that the cause is still unknown.
As of yet, we have not been able to identify a batch of locally produced beverages that contain the cholera bacterium, but we are continuing our investigation. Additionally, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, stated, “I am just hearing about this.
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I’ve contacted my director of food safety to look into this further. In a related incident, the NCDC declared that it had run out of cholera vaccines as the number of fatalities rose nationwide, according to an unverified report. The agency’s Director General, Dr. Jide Idris, stated that the nation had placed an order for more vaccines from donor organisations, despite the fact that specialists are urging the rapid deployment of vaccines for school children.
