Nine deaths have been recorded following a cholera outbreak in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi, local authorities confirmed.
A total of 324 cases of cholera have been confirmed so far across five districts in the state, local officials said on Friday.
The State Commissioner for Health Zuwaira Hassan told Xinhua that a cholera isolation centre has been set up for the patients.
According to Hassan, the facility is now active, with some 26 patients admitted, reports Xinhua from Abuja.
She said poor hygiene and open defecation are likely causes of the present outbreak of cholera in the northern state.
The infectious cholera disease causes severe watery diarrhea and can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated.