Nigeria has recorded 55 Deaths which occurred as a result of cholera outbreak in the country. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, in addition to the 55 recorded deaths, 2,052 people are suspected to have been infected with the disease from January to July 2, 2023. The cholera situation report of the NCDC released on Sunday 23rd July, showed that, of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, age groups less than five years are mostly affected, followed by the age groups greater than 45 years in aggregate of both males and females. So far, states with reported suspected cases in the country are: Cross River, Katsina, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Bayelsa, Abia, Niger, Ondo, Jigawa, Sokoto, Plateau, Bauchi, Kaduna, Borno and Oyo.
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Cholera is a bacterial/waterborne disease usually spread through contaminated water. In Nigeria, cholera spreads more during the rainy season as the disease itself is spread more in water. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that last a few days. Cholera continues to affect an estimated 3–5 million people worldwide and causes 28,800–130,000 deaths a year. Africa is currently considered an area with an ongoing risk of cholera disease.
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