Nigeria, June 10 -- A cholera outbreak has infected thousands of people and placed growing pressure on health facilities in Borno State, with 74 deaths and 7,850 suspected cases recorded in the state since early May.

In a statement issued on 9 June, the international medical humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, said the outbreak had spread across 14 local government areas and 50 wards, citing figures from the Borno State Ministry of Health.

According to the organisation, the number of patients requiring urgent treatment has been rising since the first suspected case was reported on 1 May.

MSF said it partnered with the Borno State Ministry of Health to establish a Cholera Trea...