PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (13): Africa (Nigeria)

Cholera — Nigeria
While Nigeria is upbeat about the sharp decline in the cases of coronavirus infection, the country’s center for disease control (NCDC) has said a total of 289 Nigerians have died from cholera disease between January and June 2021. NCDC, which disclosed this in a statement on Monday [21 Jun 2021], a copy of which PREMIUM TIMES obtained, noted that the disease is currently ravaging [7] states of the federation. The disease center listed the affected states as Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano,