Geospatial analysis of cholera patterns in Nigeria: findings from a cross-sectional study

BackgroundPersistence of cholera outbreaks in developing countries calls for concern and more targeted intervention measures for long-term control. This research undertook spatial analysis of cholera incidence in Nigeria over a seventeen-year period to determine the existence of regional hotspots and predictors.MethodsA cross-sectional study design was used for the research. Cholera data for each of the thirty-six states and the federal capital …