Nigeria: What's Driving Multiple Outbreaks of Cholera in Nigeria

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This year, 16 of Nigeria's 36 states have experienced cholera outbreaks. This has resulted in 1,622 suspected cases of the disease and 33 deaths. This is a steady increase in cholera cases after a remarkable sharp decline, from a total of 5,301 cases (186 deaths) in 2015 to 768 cases and 32 deaths in 2016

Lagos witnessed the last outbreak in October 2016 but in the last couple of weeks there have been outbreaks in Nigeria's Lagos, Kwara and Borno states.

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