A recent report from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has projected cholera as the cause of more than 350 deaths over the past nine months of 2024.
Cholera, a water-borne disease, is not uncommon in Nigeria where health authorities say there is a lack of potable drinking water in rural areas and urban slums.
The date which was released by the NCDC on Monday said 359 people had died between January and September compared to 106 during the same period last year.
News sources indicate that the number of suspected cholera cases also surged to 10,837, up from 3,387 the previous year, with most of those affected being children under five years old.
According to the NCDC, the surge has taken a dominant stand in the country’s commercial capital, Lagos.
Meanwhile, Nigerian authorities in northeastern Borno said on Friday that a cholera outbreak had hit the state, which is also dealing with flooding that has displaced nearly 2 million people.