The Adamawa State Government said out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive.
SPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countriesFaith and integrity as Baba PB turns 94, By Laolu AkandeBlood on UniformsSPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countriesFaith and integrity as Baba PB turns 94, By Laolu AkandeThe Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, who confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola, the state capital, said that out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive.
“Unfortunately, out of the 50 samples sent to the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja, 30 samples returned positive for cholera, six came back negative, two still on going and 12 still pending in isolation. “The public is assured that the government, through its health workers, is doing everything possible by the grace of God to contain the situation as done in the past with other similar outbreaks.
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