Regional cholera outbreak threat in west Africa as cases increase eight-fold in Lake Chad basin
Aisha Majid
22 AUGUST 2018 ? 12:02PM
Acholera outbreak is threatening to sweep further into west Africa's Lake Chad basin after the start of this year?s rainy season led to an unusually high spike in cases of the disease, UNICEF has warned.
Although the rainy season has just started, cases of the disease in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Cameroon ? known collectively as the Lake Chad basin ? are already up eight-fold compared to the average caseload over the past four years, with more than 23,000 people affected and 388 deaths reported so far. More than 5 million people are living in outbreak areas.
Nigeria is currently the most impacted country with some 90 per cent of cases.
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Aisha Majid
22 AUGUST 2018 ? 12:02PM
Acholera outbreak is threatening to sweep further into west Africa's Lake Chad basin after the start of this year?s rainy season led to an unusually high spike in cases of the disease, UNICEF has warned.
Although the rainy season has just started, cases of the disease in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Cameroon ? known collectively as the Lake Chad basin ? are already up eight-fold compared to the average caseload over the past four years, with more than 23,000 people affected and 388 deaths reported so far. More than 5 million people are living in outbreak areas.
Nigeria is currently the most impacted country with some 90 per cent of cases.
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