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Diphtheria: Over 80% of infected children never received vaccination — NPHCDA
Dr Faisal Shu’aib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), says over 80 per cent of children who died of diphtheria or admitted in hospitals never received routine
Diphtheria: Kano govt activates contact tracing as over 100 hospitalized, 2,000 others discharged
The Kano State government says it has activated contact tracing teams to trace patients affected by diphtheria outbreak in the state as more than 100 patients were on admission and
Diphtheria: NCDC confirms 798 cases, 80 deaths
House of Reps urges urgent action The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday released an official statement on current situation of diphtheria in the country saying no fewer than
Diphtheria: Four year-old dies as FCTA confirms outbreak
The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria, a deadly disease, which has now claimed the life of a four year old boy out of five
Why there’s resurgence of diphtheria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has attributed the current resurgence of diphtheria in some states to the low vaccination coverage across the country. According to its
Diphtheria: NCDC calls for vigilance as Lagos, 3 others record cases
Diphtheria The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says it is responding to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and is monitoring the situation in Osun
18 feared dead from suspected diphtheria outbreak in Kano
No fewer than 18 people were Thursday, confirmed dead from suspected cases of diphtheria in the ancient city of Kano State. Diphtheria is an acute and highly contagious bacterial disease