A cholera outbreak that began in early May in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state has killed at ​least 74 people and infected more than 7,800, ‌overwhelming health facilities, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday. MSF said 7,850 suspected cases had been recorded across 14 local government areas ​as of June 7, citing the state ministry ​of health, with infections rising sharply each day. The outbreak ⁠is straining an already fragile healthcare system in a ​region at the heart of a 17-year Islamist insurgency, mass ​displacement and poor water and sanitation, raising the risk of wider spread if containment falters. MSF, working with the state ministry of health, has ​set up a cholera treatment centre in the capital ​Maiduguri to support the response.

Full report : Cholera outbreak in Nigeria’s Borno kills 74, infects thousands since May.