The Plateau State Ministry of Health said over 300 cases had been reported in the state alone with 10 people reported to have died from the epidemic.
The Director of Primary Health care Development Agency in the ministry, Dr. Elias Pede, told journalists in Jos on Wednesday that Bassa, Jos North, and Shendam Local Government Areas of the state were hit the most.
Pede explained that since the outbreak was noticed early last month, the number of deaths had increased, while more patients were being admitted in various hospitals in the state.
He said the outbreaks were partly caused by the eating habits of the people and advised them to be more careful.
“People should be mindful of their eating habit this time because it is a disease that comes from what you eat. And in case of stooling and excessive vomiting, patients should be given oral rehydration therapy and rushed to the nearest hospital for early cure,” Pede said. He added that residents in the state should wash their foods, especially fruits, before eating.
At the Bingham University Teaching Hospital in Jos, a nurse, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that in just one night, about 15 people, suspected to have been affected, were admitted
In Gombe, officials said the epidemic had claimed five lives – in Nafada and Funakaye Local Government areas.
The epidemiologist in-charge of Preventive Health Service in Gombe State Ministry of Health, Dr. Abubakar Joshua, told the News Agency of Nigeria that tests had confirmed the outbreak of the disease.
Joshua said the ministry received reports of the outbreak of gastro-enteritis from Bajoga town in Funakaye Local Government Area on June 15 and from Nafada town of Nafada Local Government Area on June 23, with a total of 104 recorded cases.
Joshua said three deaths were recorded in Nafada and two in Bajoga.
According to him, the ministry has dispatched medical staff to the affected areas with drugs to control the situation and prevent the spread of the disease.
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