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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 / Published in News

Chicken flu hits Kano, Kaduna, Benue, 4 different states

• NCDC screens cholera circumstances in Sokoto, Delta, Benue, 5 different states

The Nigeria Centre for Illness Management (NCDC) has mentioned Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states have reported confirmed human circumstances of Avian Influenza H5N1, additionally known as “Chicken flu”.

NCDC Director Common, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, introduced this on Tuesday in an interview with Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, whereas giving highlights of the epidemiological scenario and response actions in Nigeria.

NAN reviews that Avian Influenza has strains of the influenza virus that primarily infects birds however may infect people.

Such a flu is most frequently contracted by contact with sick birds, and can be handed from individual to individual. It spreads by airborne respiratory droplets (coughs or sneezes).

Signs start inside two to eight days, and are just like the frequent flu. Cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, headache and shortness of breath might happen.

Ihekweazu mentioned as of March 24, 2021, the seven states reported outbreaks of Extremely Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) circumstances (H5N1) in poultries.

The NCDC boss mentioned official notification concerning the outbreak had been conveyed to the World Well being Organisation (WHO), as required by the Worldwide Well being Rules (IHR).

Additionally, the nationwide multi-agency cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) on the NCDC is monitoring scenario in eight states the place there are reviews of suspected cholera circumstances.

Dr. Ihekweazu SAID this yesterday in an interview with NAN in Abuja whereas giving an replace for cholera circumstances within the nation.

The NCDC boss mentioned as at March, Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto and Nasarawa states had reported suspected cholera circumstances.

“As of March 28, a complete of 1,746 suspected circumstances, together with 50 deaths with a Case Fatality Price (CFR), that’s 2.9 per cent, have been reported from Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto and Nasarawa states.

“Of the confirmed circumstances, 63.2 per cent had been aged 5 to 14 years. Additionally, of the suspected circumstances, 48 per cent had been females and 52 per cent had been males,” he mentioned.

The director basic mentioned there had been a gradual improve within the variety of new circumstances within the final two weeks.

“Zamfara State accounts for about 100 per cent of circumstances reported within the final two weeks. A complete of 75 samples had been collected out of which 49 examined optimistic.

“The Take a look at Positivity Price (TPR) for laboratory affirmation by tradition is 14.7 per cent,” he mentioned.

Dr. Ihekweazu added: “Most individuals contaminated with cholera don’t develop any signs, though the micro organism are current of their faeces for one to 10 days after an infection and are shed again into the surroundings, probably infecting different individuals.

“Amongst individuals who develop signs, the bulk have delicate or reasonable signs, whereas a minority develop acute watery diarrhoea with extreme dehydration. This will result in loss of life if left untreated?”

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