Epidemic (human)

Event title

Nigeria - Nigeria’s conflict-hit Borno state battles cholera outbreak that has killed 74

Event category

Biological origin - Epidemic (human)

Source

Source link

Severity

Low

Event date (UTC)

2026-06-10 06:06:05

Last update (UTC)

2026-06-10 06:06:06

Latitude

11.908659

Longitude

13.160328

Area range

State / region wide event

Address/Affected area(s)

Borno

A cholera outbreak in northeastern Nigeria has killed 74 people and infected more than 7,000 others since it started in early May, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday, News.Az reports, citing CNN.The outbreak, reported in 14 of Borno state’s 27 local governments, is unfolding in communities with health systems made fragile by nearly two decades of violent extremism from the Boko Haram insurgent group.