{"id":66489,"date":"2021-08-04T08:38:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T07:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=66489"},"modified":"2021-08-04T08:38:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T07:38:10","slug":"stomach-flu-outbreak-hits-13-lgas-kills-23-in-sokoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/04\/stomach-flu-outbreak-hits-13-lgas-kills-23-in-sokoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Stomach flu outbreak hits 13 LGAs, kills 23 in Sokoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioner for health in Sokoto state, Ali Inname has disclosed that 23 people have died of gastroenteritis in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Gastroenteritis, also known as stomach flu, is an intestinal infection marked by diarrhoea, cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever.<\/p>\n<p>It is spread by contact with an infected person or through contaminated food or water.<\/p>\n<p>Inname while speaking at a media conference on Tuesday said 265 people have been infected with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/03\/who-declares-china-malaria-free-after-70-years-of-battling-disease\/\">disease<\/a> across 13 LGAs.<\/p>\n<p>He listed the affected LGAs as Rabah, Wurno, Dange Shuni, Kebbe, Gwadabawa, Tangaza, Isa, Bodinga, Wamakko, Silame, Illela, Sabon Birni and Yabo, adding that Gwadawaba was the worst hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important for the public to know that the disease is highly contagious, meaning it can be easily transmitted from person to person through casual contacts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOthers are drinking contaminated foods or water, contaminated clothes, surfaces, beds, bedsheets, vomit and faeces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner noted that investigation revealed that the disease escalated because of the rainy season and sources of drinking water comprising open wells and others had been contaminated.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, open defecation and other poor sanitary challenges have also contributed to the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>He said two teams were established on case management comprising medical doctors that would go round for spot assessment and treatment in affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a team of environmental health officers had also been directed to begin sensitisation in communities, on preventive measures toward containing the situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the commissioner, a rapid response team was reactivated across the state, while drugs and provisions have been distributed.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner advised people to boil their drinking water, cover open wells, report any case to nearby health centres and avoid home treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Inname also appealed to residents to restrict visitations to infection-prone areas.<\/p>\n<p>The state is also currently battling a cholera outbreak where 86 fatalities have been recorded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioner for health in Sokoto state, Ali Inname has disclosed that 23 people have died of gastroenteritis in the state. 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