Five feared dead, 53 infected as cholera hits Plateau

<div class&equals;"wp-block-wptelegram-widget-join-channel aligncenter">&NewLine;&Tab;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;me&sol;nairavoice" class&equals;"components-button join-link is-large has-text has-icon" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<svg width&equals;"19px" height&equals;"16px" viewBox&equals;"0 0 19 16" role&equals;"img" aria-hidden&equals;"true" focusable&equals;"false">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<g>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<path d&equals;"M0&period;465&comma;6&period;638 L17&period;511&comma;0&period;073 C18&period;078&comma;-0&period;145 18&period;714&comma;0&period;137 18&period;932&comma;0&period;704 C19&period;009&comma;0&period;903 19&period;026&comma;1&period;121 18&period;981&comma;1&period;33 L16&period;042&comma;15&period;001 C15&period;896&comma;15&period;679 15&period;228&comma;16&period;111 14&period;549&comma;15&period;965 C14&period;375&comma;15&period;928 14&period;211&comma;15&period;854 14&period;068&comma;15&period;748 L8&period;223&comma;11&period;443 C7&period;874&comma;11&period;185 7&period;799&comma;10&period;694 8&period;057&comma;10&period;345 C8&period;082&comma;10&period;311 8&period;109&comma;10&period;279 8&period;139&comma;10&period;249 L14&period;191&comma;4&period;322 C14&period;315&comma;4&period;201 14&period;317&comma;4&period;002 14&period;195&comma;3&period;878 C14&period;091&comma;3&period;771 13&period;926&comma;3&period;753 13&period;8&comma;3&period;834 L5&period;602&comma;9&period;138 C5&period;112&comma;9&period;456 4&period;502&comma;9&period;528 3&period;952&comma;9&period;333 L0&period;486&comma;8&period;112 C0&period;077&comma;7&period;967 -0&period;138&comma;7&period;519 0&period;007&comma;7&period;11 C0&period;083&comma;6&period;893 0&period;25&comma;6&period;721 0&period;465&comma;6&period;638 Z" ><&sol;path>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;g>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;svg>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;Join Nairavoice On Telegram&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Cholera has killed five persons and infected 53 other residents in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The State Commissioner for Health&comma; Nicholas Ba&&num;8217&semi;amlong&comma; made this disclosure on Monday in Jos&comma; the state capital&comma; during a press briefing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ba&&num;8217&semi;amlong described the situation as serious but manageable with sustained government intervention and community cooperation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The commissioner stated that the outbreak&comma; which was initially reported with only eight suspected cases&comma; has spread to the Pushit&comma; Mangu 1&comma; and Mangu 2 wards&comma; raising concerns over continued transmission within affected communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As of June 12&comma; 2026&comma; we have recorded a cumulative total of 53 suspected cases&comma; 10 Rapid Diagnostic Test-reactive cases&comma; four laboratory-confirmed cases through culture&comma; and sadly five deaths&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Ba&&num;8217&semi;amlong said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The state government said that the incident has raised concerns over continued transmission within affected communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>DAILY POST reports that Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The disease spreads rapidly in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water&comma; and it can cause severe&comma; life-threatening dehydration within hours if left untreated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;