Diphtheria

The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to begin immunisation of vulnerable Nigerians against Diphtheria disease given the death of 20 people in Kaduna State. The Senate resolution was sequel to a motion at…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has alerted the public to fresh cases of diphtheria recorded in Lagos, Kano, Osun, and Oyo states. Ifedayo Adetifa, NCDC’s director-general, issued the alert in a health advisory on…