Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Monday in Abuja that the centre also recorded 37 deaths, a case fatality rate of 15.1 per cent.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the rain fell around Lawanson in Surulere, Apapa Road, Costain and Oyingbo areas of Lagos.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Lar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
A statement issued in Sokoto on Tuesday by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ali Inname, said the deceased hailed from Sanyinna town in Tambuwal Local Government Area of the state.
Known as: Improving Sanitation, Hygiene and Safe Drinking Water in North West Nigeria, the activity to be managed by UNICEF will provide life-saving WASH services to more than 300,000 people in need of assistance.
A Paediatrician, Dr Jibike Ikuerowo, on Thursday advised mothers whose babies suffered from diarrhoea, to give their children proper medication instead of resorting to teething mixture.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the outbreak was recorded in Kafanchan and neighbouring villages of Katsit, Takau and Katsak.
He said: “According to World Health Organisation data, about one billion cases of diarrhoea in children are recorded yearly worldwide and in most cases the diarrhoea will resolve by itself within one week or so
He said the group was implementing sanitation and hygiene project in Nigeria, which aims at empowering no fewer than two million rural people to sustainably improve their sanitation practices
However, she advised that if one was allergic to milk, the person should avoid yoghurt because it contains milk proteins, which are the triggers for allergies and the reaction could lead to wheezing, hives and vomiting
As earlier reported by The Eagle Online, the Nigerian arrived in Hong Kong on April 7 and came down with diarrhoea and fever, which are two symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease