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75 dead, 10,000 affected by cholera in Nigeria

On: November 12, 2018

Lagos, Nov 12, 2018: Suspected cholera cases have jumped in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram violence has forced tens of thousands of people to seek refuge in crowded camps, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Nov.12. The humanitarian group said 10,000 people have been affected by the fast-spreading cholera outbreak andContinue Reading

Yemen faces world’s worst cholera outbreak : UN

By: Matters India

On: July 27, 2017

In: International

The United Nations (UN) has warned that Yemen faces “the world’s worst cholera outbreak in the midst of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis”, with the number of cases expected to reach 600,000 by the end of the year. “In just two months, cholera has spread to almost every governorate ofContinue Reading