A silent but deadly health crisis is unfolding in Nigeria. Since 2022, diphtheria has claimed 1,269 lives across 18 states, ...
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Diphtheria: Paediatricians demand scale-up of immunisationThe Paediatric Association of Nigeria has decried the outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria and ...
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Diphtheria: Lagos leads as Nigeria records 23 new infectionsThe increase in Lagos’ cases follows the recent outbreak at Kings College Lagos, where 14 students were infected, and one fatality was recorded.
Suspected diphtheria, a contagious bacterial infection that spreads through respiratory droplets outbreak noticed in King’s ...
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Diphtheria: Lagos meets WHO, NCDC over outbreak in schoolThe Lagos State Government has convened a meeting of critical stakeholders in the health sector as concerns rise over a ...
He disclosed that an Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) has been activated to contain the outbreak and prevent undue ...
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JUST-IN: Diphtheria Hits King’s College, Parents Blame Poor HygieneA diphtheria outbreak at King’s College, Lagos (KCL), has sparked outrage among parents, who blamed poor sanitation and ...
Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 1,319 people have died in the country’s ongoing diphtheria outbreak.
Says 34 contacts placed on observation…Govt activates EOC, appeals for calm… Mass vaccination of students to begin today By ...
Following the outbreak, the Lagos State Government initiated an ... of them were fully vaccinated with a diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccine. The case fatality rate (CFR) among confirmed cases ...
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