Cholera outbreak investigation, Gajala community, Birnin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA), Jigawa State, Nigeria, September 2015

摘要

Background: Outbreaks of cholera are common in Nigeria, at week 40 this year, it has occurred in 18 states (95 LGAs). Overall, 4542 cases has been recorded, case fatality rate (CFR) 3.87%. An outbreak of cholera was reported in Gajala community, Birnin Kudu Local Government Area, Jigawa State, Nigeria on September 16th, 2015. We carried out an investigation to confirm, characterize, assess the magnitude of the outbreak and identify possible risk factors.