Date: Tue 19 Jan 2010

Source: The Nigeria Compass [edited]

<http://www.compassnews.net/Ng/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=38858:cholera-six-dead-78-hospitalised-in-rivers&amp;catid=672:top-stories&amp;Itemid=794>

Six persons were confirmed dead on 18 Jan 2010, while 78 others were hospitalized following an outbreak of cholera at Opobo town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government of Rivers State. The medical officer in charge of Opobo Health Centre, Dr Adio Mosumoluwa, said that the casualties were recorded at the weekend.

"We have recorded 6 fatal casualties, and we have 58 patients at Opobo Health Centre and another 20 at Nkoro town due to the outbreak," Mosumoluwa said.

He said the health center needed equipment and materials like antibiotic kits, universal bottles to collect urine samples, tetra dishes to collect stools, and water. Commissioner for Information, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, confirmed the outbreak and said a team had been sent to collect water samples from the area.
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[The Rivers state is located in extreme south central Nigeria and can be found on a map of the country at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/nigeria.pdf>. - ProMed Mod.LL]