Nigeria: WHO Confirms Second Wave of Diphtheria in Nigeria, As Country Records 4,717 Cases

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Nigeria: WHO Confirms Second Wave of Diphtheria in Nigeria, As Country Records 4,717 Cases
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WHO noted that Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Borno states accounted for most of the suspected cases.

outbreak after a first wave of the outbreak was recorded between January and May, according to the latest situation report by the World Health Organisation .

It noted that Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Borno states accounted for most of the suspected cases. "The majority of suspected cases were reported from Kano , Katsina , Yobe , Bauchi , Kaduna and Borno ," WHO noted. "The low national coverage of the Pentavalent vaccine administered in routine immunisation, and the suboptimal vaccination coverage in the pediatric population with 43 per cent of the target population unvaccinated, underscores the risk of further spread," the report reads in part.

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