Lagos State is on high alert following a diphtheria outbreak that has resulted in 10 confirmed cases between January 1 and March 27, 2025. With the Eid-el-Fitr and Easter celebrations approaching, ...

Diphtheria is preventable with vaccination. The diphtheria toxoid vaccine is usually administered in combination with tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccines, more commonly known as DPT. Vaccination ...

Following the outbreak of diphtheria in King’s College, Victoria Island Annexe, the Lagos State Government has officially confirmed the death of the index case even as it disclosed that 34 ...

The Paediatric Association of Nigeria has decried the outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria and cerebrospinal meningitis in the country. The association noted that the ...

LAGOS — THE Lagos State government, yesterday, commenced an emergency vaccination exercise for diphtheria for students and staff of the King’s College Annex, Victoria Island, to prevent the ...

Health authorities will review the vaccination records of 7.5 million children following the first recorded diphtheria case this year. Underwritten Produced with financial support from an ...

The rise in diphtheria cases across South Africa has renewed concerns about this deadly yet preventable disease. With nine confirmed fatalities reported this year alone, the National Institute for ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded three new confirmed cases and one death of diphtheria. The centre made this known in its latest situation report for week 11.

Lagos State recorded 10 confirmed cases of diphtheria between January 1 and March 27, 2025, as health authorities intensified efforts to curb the outbreak. Commissioner for Health in the state ...

The number of diphtheria cases in SA is 40 after nine new cases were identified this month. Nine of the 40 people have died. The best protection against the disease is vaccination, according to the ...