In response to the outbreak of the disease, Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, announced that the ministry has taken immediate steps to halt further transmission of the disease.
These measures, according to Salako, include provision of water and food testing to identify sources of infection, environmental sanitation campaigns, and household water chlorination.
According to a recent situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there have been 1,159 suspected cases, 65 confirmed cases, and 30 deaths across 30 states.
