THE Plateau State Ministry of Health, on Monday, disclosed that 167 cases of cholera were recorded with eight deaths since May in two local government areas.
Mr Ibrahim Gontur, the Director, Primary Healthcare and Disease Control, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos, the state capital.
Gontur said that 134 cases and six deaths were recorded in Jos North, while Jos South had 33 cases with two deaths.
He said that the ministry had already sent its rapid response team led by the state epidemiologist to the area, with preposition drugs.
The director assured the public that the ministry would intensify proactive steps to contain any further outbreak.
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