The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has disclosed that the centre is considering a declaration of a state of emergency in the country if the cholera cases recorded is beyond manageable threshold.

The Director- General of NCDC, Dr. OLAJIDE IDRIS said this during the Adetokunbo Alakija Memorial Travel Medicine Lecture held at Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, organised by the Nigerian Society of Travel Medicine.

The NCDC boss who emphasized on prevention and preparation as key to tackling the disease outbreak insisted that the data obtained from all the partners involved in the assessment would determine further actions.