Diphtheria, also recognised as one of the six killer diseases of children, was thought to have largely come under control due to what was perceived to be the effectiveness of the national ...

NIGERIA is plagued by diphtheria, a communicable disease that has become a cyclic feature in the country’s public health ...

In response to the recent outbreak of diphtheria in some parts of the country, the Oyo State Government has strengthened efforts to ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has urged citizens to check their children’s vaccination status due to a rise in diphtheria cases in the country.

“Unfortunately, the very first child that developed the fever passed away at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital from the severe complications of diphtheria. That happens when we don’t ...

The number of diphtheria cases identified in South Africa has increased to 40 after nine new cases were recorded between 9 and 23 March, according to the latest report from the National Institute for ...

A diphtheria outbreak at King’s College, Lagos (KCL), has sparked outrage among parents, who blamed poor sanitation and inadequate hygiene for the spread of the deadly bacterial infection.

Gromkowski Specialist Hospital discuss the treatment of diphtheria in a six-year-old ... Another adult, who had direct contact with the infected child, has also been hospitalized under ...

In response to the outbreak, Nigerian health authorities launched vaccination campaigns, urging parents to ensure their children receive the complete dose. Diphtheria is a preventable yet deadly ...

The rise in diphtheria cases across South Africa has ... is urging parents and guardians to urgently review their children’s vaccination records ahead of the approaching school holidays and ...