Cholera Cases Surge By 220% In 2024: NCDC Sounds Alarm
WEB1 day ago · The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised alarms over the alarming rise in cholera cases across the country, as suspected cases have surged by a staggering 220% in 2024 compared to the previous year. The latest epidemiological report published by the NCDC highlights the critical nature of the outbreak, which has led to a ...
Nigeria reports more than 350 cholera deaths since January
WEB1 day ago · Cholera claimed the lives of 350 people between January and September in Nigeria, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released on Monday. At the ...
Cholera outbreak surged by 220% in 2024-NCDC - Punch …
WEB1 day ago · The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Cholera is an acute intestinal infection spread through contaminated food and water. Communities with limited access to sanitation are most affected.
Nigeria reports 359 cholera deaths in first nine months of year
WEB19 hours ago · Picture: REUTERS/CHRISTOPHE VAN DER PERRE. LAGOS — More than 350 people died from cholera in Nigeria in the first nine months of this year, a 239% jump from the same period last year, data from ...
Nigeria's Borno state hit by cholera amid flood devastation
WEB4 days ago · 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. ... Reuters, the news and media ...
Nigeria’s cholera outbreaks: why they happen and are so hard to …
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Cholera has been endemic in Nigeria since it first appeared in 1972. The 1991 outbreak was the most severe on record, resulting in 59,478 cases and 7,654 deaths, a case fatality rate of 12.9%.
NCDC alerts on cholera outbreak as Nigeria records 30 ... - Vanguard News
WEBJun 13, 2024 · The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases, and 65 confirmed cases reported.
Nigeria Issues Alert After ‘Highly Contagious’ Cholera Kills 15
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos have issued a public health warning after confirming a “highly aggressive and contagious” cholera strain that has killed 15 people in the ...
Death rates from cholera outbreaks surge in Sudan and Nigeria …
WEB4 days ago · News and Press Release ... 4 Oct 2024. ABUJA/KHARTOUM, 4 October 2024 – Death rates from major cholera outbreaks in Sudan and Nigeria have surged to up to three times the global average ...
UNICEF Nigeria Humanitarian Situation Report (Lagos Cholera
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Situation Overview. On 09 June 2024, the Lagos State Government declared a cholera outbreak. As reported by the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on 12 June 2024, 324 suspected cholera cases...