No confirmed cholera case in Abia – Health official

Abia State Government says that there was no confirmed case of cholera in the state, though it recorded 109 cases of stooling and vomiting in six of its 17 local government areas.

Orie Agomoh, a medical doctor and director, Public Health and Disease Control in the state Ministry of Health, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Umuahia.

Ms Agomoh said that the 109 cases of stooling and vomiting suspected to be cholera outbreaks were recorded between January and June.