Nigeria records nearly 10,000 diphtheria cases in 137 LGAs
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention has counted approximately 15,060 possible cases of diphtheria…
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Diphtheria: Over 80% of infected children unvaccinated — NPHCDA
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shu’aib, reports that more than…
[Health Tips] Symptoms, prevention of diphtheria
Diphtheria is a serious and contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The bacteria…
FG develops national diphtheria laboratory as cases hit 8,406
The Federal Government is nearing completion of the National Diphtheria Laboratory, which will undertake preliminary and…
Diphtheria: UNICEF to raise additional $ 3.3m to support Nigeria
The United States Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said to respond effectively to the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, it needed to…
Diphtheria outbreak: 453 die, 7,202 confirmed cases in 18 states – FG
The Federal Government has recorded 11,587 suspected cases of diphtheria in the country with 7,202 confirmed cases from 105 local…
Diphtheria: 10 Dead as Jigawa records suspected cases
Following an outbreak of 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas in Jigawa State, at least 10 people have…
Diphtheria: 130 hospitalised in Kano, states launch immunisation
As the number of cases of diphtheria in the state surpassed 130, the Kano State Government established three treatment units.…
Kaduna govt orders emergency action as Diphtheria outbreak kills six
Following a major outbreak of diphtheria sickness at Kafanchan in Kaduna State's Jema'a Local Government Area (LGA), at least six…
Nigeria records 798 Diphtheria cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reports 798 diphtheria cases in eight states and 33 LGAs across the country.…