Tag: Diphtheria
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Diphtheria spread: Airport told to tighten health checks
UNICEF has recommended regular health checks on incoming passengers at the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, as part of measures to check the spread of diphtheria in Imo.
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Diphtheria outbreak in Edo claims 2 lives
An outbreak of diphtheria has been confirmed in Edo State, resulting in two fatalities.
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Diphtheria deaths skyrocket amidst vaccination crisis, NCDC warns
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 1,319 deaths have been recorded in the country’s ongoing diphtheria outbreak.
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Diphtheria: Death toll rises to 13 in Kaduna state
As suspected outbreak of diphtheria in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State claimed about 10 lives, the disease in Makarfi Local Government Area of the State killed three children, seven others were hospitalised.
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Diphtheria: 3 dead, 7 hospitalised in Kaduna
A suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children leaving seven others hospitalised. Malam Aliyu Alassan, the Health Secretary of the Makarfi
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FG raises alarm over diphtheria, issues health advisory
The Ministry of Health has urged Nigerians to make conscious efforts to avoid contracting diphtheria, adding that everyone is at risk of being infected with the disease.
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Diphtheria claims one as FCTA confirms outbreak of disease
The FCT Administration has confirmed the outbreak of the deadly diphtheria disease in the territory after it claimed the life of a four year old boy out of eight reported cases. The Director, FCT Public Health department, Sadiq Abdulrahman, who announced this on Monday at a press briefing, said information available to it confirmed that…
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Nigeria records 216 confirmed diphtheria cases – NCDC
Nigeria has recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC. Dr Bola Lawal, Lead of the Diphtheria/Pertussis Technical Working Group, NCDC, confirmed that the confirmed cases were reported in four states: Kano (211), Yobe (two), Lagos (two), and Osun (two). NAN reports that according to…
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WHO has not informed us of any deadly Chinese flu – Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says though the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other world health bodies had not informed Nigeria of any deadly flu from China, the Federal Government is on the lookout for any occurrence.
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Three die, many sick as strange illness hit kano communities
An infection identified by medical personnel as diphtheria as hit communities in Kano leaving about three persons dead. The number of persons infected with the disease rose from 25 to 100 in just about two weeks.