Nigeria’s cholera outbreaks: why they happen and are so hard to control
ON 9 June 2024 the Lagos State government declared a cholera outbreak. Three days later, it announced that 324 suspected cases had been reported in the state, including 15 people who died and 40 who were discharged after treatment. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported that as of 11 June, 1,141 suspected cholera cases had been recorded across 30 states in Nigeria since 1 January 2024. There were 65 confirmed cases with 30 deaths reported from 96 local governments in 30 out of the 36 states. The Conversation Africa asked Stella Smith, a molecular epidemiologist, to explain…
