New York, June 24 -- Maiduguri/New York, June 24th - A cholera outbreak was declared in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, in the first week of May 2026. To date, more than 16,300 persons have been admitted for treatment - the highest number in recent history of cholera in northern Nigeria - and 66 deaths have been recorded. The capacity of health facilities is being surpassed. Action Against Hunger Nigeria is actively supporting the Nigerian Government especially in Borno State, to respond to the ongoing outbreak in the region.

Since late May, the Cholera Treatment Centre at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Maiduguri, Borno State, recorded a rapid increase in cholera cases, reflecting sustained community transmission and growing p...