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A cholera outbreak has hit Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, already reeling from floods that displaced nearly 2 million people, an official said on Friday. Cholera outbreaks are not uncommon in ...
More than 350 people have died from cholera in Nigeria in the first nine months of this year, a 239% jump from the same period last year, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ...
It also increased the risk of waterborne diseases, such as cholera and typhoid. [7] According to NEMA, the flooding in 2023 resulted in the displacement of numerous inhabitants, risking croplands and infrastructure. In total, 159,157 individuals were affected, 28 people died, and 48,168 people were displaced in 13 states across Nigeria. [8] [9 ...
Borno State, Nigeria, faced flooding after the collapse of the Alau Dam on 10 September 2024. The Maiduguri and Jere local government areas were particularly affected: according to the National Emergency Management Agency, over 70% of the residents in Maiduguri were displaced. At least 150 people died.
The 2022 Bayelsa State Flooding took place between September and November 2022 in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It displaced at least 1.3 million people as confirmed by the Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency.
A cholera outbreak in Syria has already killed at least 33 people, posing a danger across the frontlines of the country's 11-year-long war and stirring fears in crowded camps for the displaced.
Cholera continues to affect an estimated 3–5 million people worldwide and causes 28,800–130,000 deaths a year. [2] [7] To date, seven cholera pandemics have occurred, with the most recent beginning in 1961, and continuing today. [13] The illness is rare in high-income countries, and affects children most severely.
The 2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak is an outbreak that has spread across Southern Africa. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It started in Machinga District in Malawi in March 2022. [ 4 ] The cholera outbreak in Malawi linked to cases in South Africa , the strains belong to the seventh cholera pandemic .