Cholera cases on the rise

Senegal (AP)

An alarming number of new cholera cases have been reported in the West African nations of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, an international aid agency reported yesterday. While cholera is endemic to the region, far more cases than usual have been reported, said the United Kingdom-based office of Doctors Without Borders.

worst cholera outbreak

Nigeria experienced its worst cholera outbreak in 19 years earlier this month when 13,000 were sickened and nearly 800 died in two months. The outbreak then spread to neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger, where more than 300 people died. UNICEF has said that Cameroon is suffering its worst outbreak of cholera in 20 years.