Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) says 15,060 suspected cases of diphtheria have been detected in the country just as it gives an update on the national response to the resurging diphtheria outbreak in the country.
The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this at the Diphtheria National briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
The breakdown by state shows that Kano has the highest number of cases at 7,747, followed by Yobe with 841 cases. In response to the outbreak, Adetifa said that the NCDC had deployed National Rapid Response Teams to the affected states, offering on-site surveillance and response support. He added that over 4,859,181 children had been vaccinated against the disease in the second phase of the response.
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