Cholera

A cholera outbreak has reportedly killed nine ISWAP fighters in the Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State, according to intelligence sources. Reports from intelligence sources indicate that the disease has spread across several ISWAP camps…

Health officials in Plateau State have confirmed a growing cholera outbreak, with 11 confirmed cases and five deaths recorded so far. The announcement came from Nicholas Baamlong, the state Commissioner for Health, who…

Following the increase in common diseases owing to the rainy season, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has warned Nigerians to take immediate precautions. There has been a surge in diseases like Malaria, Cold and Flu, Diarrhea,…

The current cholera crisis in the country would have spiraled out of control if Lagos State Government had not been proactive in controlling the spread of the water borne epidemic, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. The…

The latest report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the cholera outbreak sweeping across the nation has revealed a total of 882 suspected cases, including 16 deaths from 30 states, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 1.9…

Cameroon Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachie on Thursday, said Cholera has spread to eight of Cameroon’s 10 regions including the Center region, killing 272 people since October 2021. Manaouda told a press briefing in the…

After years of decline, the planet is now witnessing a "worrying upsurge" in cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization warned Friday. In the first nine months of this year alone, 26 countries have reported cholera outbreaks, the…

A cholera outbreak has killed 12 people in the fishing village of Londji in south Cameroon, local health authorities said Wednesday. Officials also announced 62 confirmed cases out of 83 suspected ones in the village located about 15…

No fewer than 377,000 people have been vaccinated against cholera in Adamawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This was contained in the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigeria Health Emergencies Programme report, titled…

Yobe State government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in hospitals across the state. Dr Muhammad Kawuwa, the Commissioner for Health, stated this in a statement in Damaturu…