Abstract
IntroductionCholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae, which may lead to severe dehydration and death if not treated. This analysis is aimed at highlighting the magnitude, pattern and trend of cholera outbreak that occurred in Kaduna State in 2014.MethodsWe obtained the 2014 cholera line-list from the Kaduna State Disease Surveillance and Notification officer (DSNO). We described the outbreaks in time, place and person using Epi-info 7 and Health Mapper.ResultsA total of 1468 case-patients and 54 deaths were recorded, giving a case fatality rate (CFR) of 3.68%. Female case-patients were 809(55.08%). The median age for case-patients was 15 years, with an age range of 0.04-90 years. Age specific case fatality rate (ASCFR) is highest among the > 60 years. Seven (30%) out of the 23 local government areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State were affected by the cholera outbreak in 2014. Igabi LGA has the highest attack rate (150.46 per 100,000 population) while Chikun LGA has the lowest attack rate (12.22 per 100,000 population). Chikun LGA records the highest CFR (17.54%). Cholera infection spread across LGAs sharing the same borders. The outbreak started from the first epidemic week of 2014 and lasted over 33 weeks.ConclusionOur analysis revealed a protracted cholera outbreak that gradually increases in magnitude throughout the first half of 2014 and spread within contiguous LGAs. We recommended the strengthening of the state's diseases surveillance system towards timely detection and early response to disease outbreaks in the future.
Highlights
Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae, which may lead to severe dehydration and death if not treated
This study aimed to describe the magnitude, pattern and trends of the cholera outbreak that occurred in Kaduna State in 2014 and to give recommendations to relevant authorities for future prevention of its reoccurrence
Cholera outbreaks are submitted as line-list from the local government areas (LGAs) Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) to the state's Disease Surveillance and Notification officer (DSNO)
Summary
Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae, which may lead to severe dehydration and death if not treated. This analysis is aimed at highlighting the magnitude, pattern and trend of cholera outbreak that occurred in Kaduna State in 2014. The World Health Organization recommends focusing on prevention, preparedness and response to combat the spread of cholera. They stress the importance of an effective surveillance system for early detection of potential outbreaks [6]. Factors that may lead to outbreaks in endemic areas include, wars, civil unrests, flooding, earthquakes, landslide, poor sanitation and improper refuse dumping, open defecation and slumps [7, 11]
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