Nigeria: Niger Records 124 Diphtheria Cases, 17 Deaths - Commissioner
Health officials say poor vaccination coverage is driving the outbreak, as 103 patients have been treated and discharged and three new cases were recently found.
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Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner
Mr Bagana said 103 patients had been treated and discharged, while 17 deaths were recorded in Bida, Suleja and Shiroro local government areas. The post Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Diphtheria kills 17 in Niger as 124 cases recorded in seven months
No fewer than 17 persons have died from diphtheria in Niger State in the last seven months, with 124 cases recorded in Bida, Suleja and Shiroro local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Murtala Muhammad Bagana, who made this disclosure during a press conference in Minna, said a total of 103 […] Diphtheria kills 17 in Niger as 124 cases recorded in seven months
Seventeen people have died in Niger State, Nigeria, due to a diphtheria outbreak. Health Commissioner Murtala Bagana announced that 124 cases have been detected in the Bida, Suleja, and Shiroro districts, with 103 patients discharged. With over 42,000 cases and nearly 1,400 deaths recorded in the country between 2022 and 2025, the WHO has confirmed a second wave of the outbreak.
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