Cholera epidemic threatens all Nigeria, government warns

A cholera epidemic in northern Nigeria has killed more than 350 people since June and threatens to spread to the entire country, according to the west African nation’s health ministry.

The outbreak had sickened more than 6,400 people and killed 352 people by Wednesday, the federal Ministry of Health reported. Cholera occurs in much of the country under normal conditions, but the lack of clean drinking water, and recent flooding following heavy rains are fueling the spread of disease, the ministry reported.