Diphtheria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that unvaccinated people account for 68 percent of confirmed diphtheria cases recorded in the country. The NCDC’s Principal Health …

Kano State Government has taken another major step to strengthen the fight against diphtheria with the inauguration of a Special Committee on Diphtheria Outbreak Response. Inaugurating the committee, the Honourable …

The ongoing diphtheria outbreak in Katsina State has put the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Katsina, under severe pressure as a surge in suspected and confirmed cases pushes its children’s ward …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has continued to grapple with the diphtheria outbreak. The NCDC, via its official website, said that a total …

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Wednesday that no fewer than 1,191 people have been killed by diphtheria from May 2023 to date across Nigeria. Dr Muzzammil Gadanya, the …

By Stephen Enoch As of March 2023, at least 61 persons were reported to have died, following confirmation of diphtheria outbreak in Kano. In this report, Stephen Enoch visited Sumaila, Ungogo and …