A cholera epidemic has killed 104 people in Niger among 2,874 patients reported in six regions of the country, including the capital Niamey, the Ministry of Health announced Friday.
On August 19, the ministry had reported 845 cases and 35 deaths in
Niamey and four regions, Maradi (south-east), Zinder (south-central),
Dosso (south-west) and Tahoua (south-west), all of which border
Nigeria, which is also affected by the disease.
The region of Tillabéri (west), in the “three borders” zone between
Niger, Burkina and Mali, the scene of regular jihadist attacks, is also
affected, according to the ministry.
As of September 1, the death toll had risen to 104 out of 2,874 patients
and “a case-fatality rate of 4%,” according to figures released Friday by
the Ministry of Health’s Epidemic Surveillance and Response
Directorate.
The age group between 15 and 37 years is the most affected by the
epidemic, says the ministry, which announced “the extinction” of ten
“outbreaks” out of the 28 “active” throughout the country.
