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Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease and it is one of the diseases that routine immunisation protects against in ...

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NICD spokesperson Vuyo Sabani said that since mid-June 2024 to March 23, 2025, 40 cases of diphtheria caused by a bacteria called toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae have been confirmed in the ...

“Subsequently, once we identified that this was diphtheria, we were able to screen ... “To further interrupt the transmission of the bacteria from child to child, we’ve come to inspect ...

With whooping cough cases rising in the US, health experts urge the public to stay up to date on Tdap vaccinations. This vaccine offers vital protection against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, ...

More than 78% of the cases have been in adults," Sabani added. Nine of the 40 people died. The best protection against diphtheria, caused by a bacteria called toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, is ...

She says diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection that spreads through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing and direct contact with infected wounds. Ajetunmobi said it ...

Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi who stated this in Ibadan, the state capital at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), described diphtheria as a highly contagious bacterial infection that spreads through ...

While in the growth medium, the bacterial cells produce the toxin ... This other vaccine inoculates against pertussis. The vaccine for diphtheria—also a toxoid vaccine—is also often added ...