Lagos confirms 10 diphtheria cases. Health authorities intensify vaccination and public awareness efforts to control outbreak.

Close contacts with a confirmed case of diphtheria should be closely monitored, given antibiotics prophylaxis and started on diphtheria antitoxin treatment when indicated. *All healthcare workers ...

All confirmed diphtheria cases are currently being treated ... Additionally, 36 individuals have received prophylaxis across affected LGAs to prevent further spread. The commissioner stressed ...

Diphtheria is an uncommon ... “Contact tracing efforts are ongoing to detect close contacts, provide prophylaxis, and treat symptomatic cases. “In addition, vaccination of individuals at ...

Following the outbreak of diphtheria in King’s College, Victoria Island Annexe, the Lagos State Government has officially confirmed the death of the index case even as it disclosed that 34 ...