Cholera is a highly virulent disease characterized in its most severe form by a sudden onset of acute watery diarrhea that can kill.The outbreak of cholera in Nigeria has been persistent, occurring annually, mostly during the rainy season, and more often in areas with poor sanitation, overcrowding, lack of clean food and water, and areas where open defecation is common. –Xinhua
Health emergency operations center activated in south Nigeria following cholera outbreak
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