Niger State is still grappling with cholera outbreaks, with 27 patients currently on admission across four local government ...

Following reports that over 327 patients had been discharged, the Niger State Government says it is still recording new cases of cholera, with 27 patients currently on admission across four local ...

But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body. According to the prevailing miasma theory, it caused outbreaks once airborne.

United Nations officials are warning that an estimated 80,000 children in West and Central Africa could be at high risk of ...

THE United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second highest cases of cholera outbreak in West and Central ...

The United Nations and world health community are mourning David Nabarro, the British physician and public health champion ...

Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across ...

An estimated 80,000 children are at severe risk of cholera as heavy rains sweep across West and Central Africa, exacerbating ...

Welcome to today’s Africa Liveblog, where we’re tracking key developments across the continent. From strategic shifts in ...

Cholera, which spreads primarily through contaminated water and food, causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. The ongoing El Tor pandemic, also known as the seventh cholera pandemic, emerged in ...

Cholera cases have surged this year and the disease could be making an “unwelcome comeback” as war, poverty and climate change create ideal conditions for it to spread, warned World Health ...

Cholera, usually transmitted in contaminated water, is rapidly spreading. The Mozambique government said Tuesday that it had recorded more than 1,000 cases, including one death.