US EditionDiphtheria: 4,017 Persons Vaccinated As Death Toll Hits 10 In Imo
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Diphtheria was actually almost eradicated due to a good vaccination rate in our latitudes. However, infections with the infection caused by bacteria have been increasing for some years. In order to investigate the outbreak, which was particularly large in 2022, a European consortium was established. The researchers involved have traced the spread and found that these were mainly carried out along migration routes.
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 cases and 38 asymptomatic carriers. The median age for cases of confir…
A diphtheria outbreak in 2022 led to the strongest increase in reported infections in Western Europe for 70 years. Clinical and genomic data from the outbreak indicate a transmission source along established migration routes to Europe.
Most of the refugees were affected by the outbreak in 2022. Swiss researchers analysed the transmission routes.
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