Doctors carry a patient suffering from cholera for treatment at the MSF treatment centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jude Mike)
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A rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 74 people and infected more than 7,800, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. The outbreak, which began in early May in Borno State, is overwhelming health facilities as new cases continue to rise daily.
Doctors carry a patient suffering from cholera for treatment at the MSF treatment centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jude Mike)
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Cholera Outbreak Overwhelms Health Facilities in Borno as Nearly 8,000 Fall Sick

A cholera outbreak in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state has killed 74 people and infected more than 7,000 others since it…

Nigeria is facing a rapidly surging cholera outbreak outpacing response capacity, with health facilities under increasing strain…

ABUJA: A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected…

The organisation attributed the surge to overcrowded informal settlements, limited access to safe drinking water, poor sanitation…

According to the country's Ministry of Health, the outbreak has spread to 36 local government areas in Borno State