NEMA Yola Operations Office is responding to and monitoring developments with respect to a disease outbreak in some communities of Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, suspected to be cholera, presenting vomiting and diarrhoea as symptoms.
The preliminary assessment indicated that the outbreak could have been a result of the contamination of household water by the flood disaster that impacted the local government recently. The communities affected are Alkalawa, Doubeli, Rumde, and Gwadabawa.
While NEMA await confirmation and further directives from NCDC and other health authorities, the isolation centre, providing emergency medical service, has been set up. So far, over 100 people are under close observation, and 7 deaths have been recorded.
In collaboration with the state government, NEMA has embarked on a massive sensitization campaign across the affected and neighbouring communities and begun the distribution of water-purifying chemicals for domestic use.
While NEMA urges the community to remain vigilant and report any suspected case to the nearest health centre, NEMA has assured they will continue to monitor the situation closely and coordinate with relevant stakeholders for prompt intervention.