The ‘E-coli’ disease is abbreviation for Escherichia Cole. E-coli, bacteria that cause severe cramps and diarrhea, is an infection that causes severe health complications and had so far killed several people in Europe.
Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mrs. Odebunmi Dominga, at the weekend, said that though, the outbreak had not been recorded in Nigeria, there was the need for governments at all level to mount surveillance at the borders and ports to ensure that vegetables such as lettuce and others imported into the country were duly screened to ensure that they were free from the disease. Dominga said that the disease could be very deadly if not detected on time.
She called on residents of the state to be on the alert and if they observe certain symptoms associated with the disease, they should report to relevant organisations.
According to her, the symptoms included nausea or vomiting, watery bloody diarrhea, cramps and fever, adding that the infection comes mainly from eating uncooked ground beef, drinking contaminated water, drinking unpasteurised milk, working with cattle and lack of hygiene.
She stated that the measure became necessary because the origin of the outbreak remained mysterious, but said the current spread of the infection was from Europe, Germany in particular, while cases of it had been recorded in the last few days in India, meaning that the infection was transcending the continent of Europe.
The safety commission boss, however disclosed that plans have been concluded in conjunction with the state Ministry of Health to organise a stakeholders’ meeting with the aim of sensitising members of the public on the need to combat or prevent the outbreak in the state in particular and Nigeria at large.
Dominga referring to Mr. Segun Ekundayo, an official of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, NIFST that there was the need to focus on prevention of diseases and poisoning from processing of food from farms and that there was a need for implementation of strategies to regularly review and access the situation.
She said: “Though, it can be a serious health problem, it does not require any special treatment except drinking a lot of water and watching out for complications.
Source: http:///lagos-on-prevention-over-e-coli-epidemic/
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