The Akwa Ibom government says it has initiated precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak of cholera.
“We are recording some new cases in previously unaffected local government areas.’’
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Mr Balogun urged participants to demonstrate confidence in their ability to succeed.
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for 1.27 million deaths annually
Ms Adaulugba described anthrax as a “serious infectious disease caused by a bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.
Between January and August 2021, there were 67,000 cases of measles across the country.
The nationwide death toll from the virus remains 3,135, and 229,019 discharged.
“Eleven LGAs across five states of Bauchi (four), Zamfara (four), Kano (one), Katsina (one) and Borno (one) reported more than 1,000 cases each…”
The new infection figure indicates an increase of 161 from the 107 infections reported on Tuesday.
The UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid says Nigeria “is second only to South Africa for cases linked to Omicron”.
