Diphtheria: 4,017 Persons Vaccinated As Death Toll Hits 10 In Imo

UNICEF Urges Airport Checks to Curb Diphtheria Spread

UNICEF has called for routine health screenings for all arriving passengers at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, as part of measures to curb the spread of diphtheria in Imo State. UNICEF’s health specialist, Olusoji Akinleye, made the recommendation on Friday during a virtual media parley organised by the agency in Owerri. A recent outbreak of diphtheria—a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae—was confirmed in Imo…

UNICEF recommends screening at Owerri airport amid diphtheria outbreak in Imo

The United Nations Children’s Fund (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.  The post UNICEF recommends screening at Owerri airport amid diphtheria outbreak in Imo  appeared first on Nairametrics.

Diphtheria: 4,017 Persons Vaccinated As Death Toll Hits 10 In Imo

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 4,017 persons have already been vaccinated with the diphtheria vaccine as death toll from the disease rises to ten in Imo State. UNICEF’s Health Specialist, Dr. Olusoji Akinleye, made this known during a virtual media parley organised by the organisation in Owerri, Imo State capital, on Friday. Diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae b…

10 Die in Imo Diphtheria Outbreak, Over 4,000 Vaccinated — Akelicious

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that the ongoing diphtheria outbreak in parts of Imo State has claimed ten lives. The international agency also revealed that 4,017 persons have so far been vaccinated with the diphtheria vaccine as part of efforts to combat the disease. UNICEF’s Health Specialist, Dr Olusoji Akinleye, made this known during a virtual media parley organised by the Fund in Owerri on Friday. According to in…

Diphtheria situational report (week 22 of 2025)

Between 01 January 2024 and 01 June 2025, 56 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and 48 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae detected during contact tracing, have been identified in South Africa. The majority of confirmed cases and carriers (69%, 72/104) were from the Western Cape, comprising 34 respiratory diphtheria […]