The Cross River Government says it has deployed human and material resources to bring the cholera outbreak in Ekureku community that led to the death of 20 persons under control.
Dr Janet Ekpeyong, the Director General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Sunday.
Ekpeyong, who expressed sadness over the deaths, said proactive measures have been taken to prevent further spread of the disease in the affected villages in Ekureku in Abi Local Government Area of the state.