Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states and roughly 195 local government areas since early 2026.
The disclosure came from Jide Idris, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a briefing in Abuja.
Weekly case numbers have dropped sharply from this year’s peak, and the death rate among patients has fallen compared with last year.
Still, Idris cautioned that the outbreak has not been extinguished, warning that danger continues to simmer beneath the surface.
Ongoing rains are contaminating water sources and straining sanitation systems, he said, fueling fresh risks of transmission nationwide.
Borno State has reported the highest case count this year, though outcomes improved where medical care reached communities faster.
Idris identified unsafe water, open defecation and crumbling sanitation infrastructure as key drivers behind the disease’s persistent spread.
Authorities are deploying oral vaccines, water chlorination and rehydration points, while urging parents to keep children’s routine immunizations current.
The NCDC also reported more than 10,000 confirmed diphtheria cases this year, concentrated largely in Kano, Borno and Bauchi states.