Cholera kills over 2,300 in Nigeria’s worst outbreak in years

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by Joel Olatunde AGOI LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly children, in Nigeria since the start of the year, a senior health official said on Monday, in the nation’s worst outbreak in years. Africa’s most populous nation suffers from a high rate of water-borne diseases as a result of dilapidated infrastructure and under-investment.` “As at September 5, 2021, a total of 69,925 suspected cases, including […]