An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as last Thursday. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr Salma Suwaid disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response’. Suwaid also said that 783 patients have been on admission …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has confirmed that the outbreak of diphtheria has killed at least 34 persons in the country. In an advisory on Friday, the NCDC said it had responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and was monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe …