Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states and about 195 local government areas so far in 2026, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said.
NCDC Director-General Jide Idris said weekly case counts had fallen sharply from the peak recorded earlier in the season, but warned that the outbreak was not over.
“The encouraging news is that weekly cases have declined substantially from the peak recorded earlier in the season,” Idris said, pointing to continuing rains and weak sanitation infrastructure as reasons transmission risk remains high.
Idris also said Nigeria had confirmed more than 10,000 diphtheria cases this year, with the largest concentrations in Kano, Borno and Bauchi states.
Cholera spreads through water and food contaminated with faecal matter, and Nigerian outbreaks track closely with flooding, displacement and gaps in water and sanitation coverage. The agency has urged states to sustain surveillance and keep oral rehydration supplies stocked at primary health facilities.
Why it matters: A 35-state cholera footprint alongside a diphtheria surge stretches the same state surveillance and response teams in both directions at once.
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