Diphtheria disease

1. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by the bacterium called Corynebacterium species that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an ...

Diphtheria treatment involves using diphtheria antitoxin to stop the bacteria toxin from damaging the body and using antibiotics to kill and get rid of the bacteria. Therefore, parents must ensure that their children are fully vaccinated against diphtheria with three doses of the pentavalent vaccine as recommended in the childhood immunisation schedule. In severe cases, a thick grey or white patch appears on the tonsils and/or at the back of the throat associated with difficulty breathing.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 123 cases of Diphtheria disease and 38 deaths in four states.

Garuba said there were also plans for the conduct of mass vaccination campaign in the identified population at risk for diphtheria in the high-risk states with pentavalent vaccine and other routine immunisation antigens. “Provision of technical support in collaboration with other stakeholders for the conduct of an integrated COVID-19 and routine immunisation in Kano, Lagos and other high-risk states to address the ongoing diphtheria outbreak in these states,” he said. Similarly, Dr Bulama Garuba, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, said that the Agency was working with the Kano State team and other stakeholders to address the ongoing diphtheria outbreak in the state. Ibekwe said that the agency had written to all state Hospitals and Community Health Services to institute immediate and necessary public health measures for timely detection and response to diphtheria at the state level. “In severe cases, a thick grey or white patch appears on the tonsils and/or at the back of the throat associated with difficulty in breathing,” she said. “The onset of signs of the disease usually starts after two to 10 days of exposure to the bacteria,” she said.

The case was recorded in the Ilesa East Local Government area of Osun State.

Training of Health workers on case definitions and Infection Prevention and Control of Diphtheria. Avoid crowded environments and if it's necessary let us make use of our face masks." The case was recorded in the Ilesa East Local Government area of the state.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that the death toll from Diphtheria disease across the country was now...

This has shown that immunization is highly effective and protective against all vaccine-preventable diseases. “It is not a matter of diphtheria spreading from state to state, the bacteria that causes the disease is present everywhere in our environment. “The fact that we are having a resurgence of diphtheria now suggests that there have been critical reductions in vaccination coverage among pockets of our population.

•Confirms 34 deaths from outbreak. By Sola Ogundipe. The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has attributed the current outbreak of ...

He assured that with early detection and prompt treatment, the fatal outcomes are usually low. Failure of childhood vaccination in the failed states causing the diphtheria outbreaks. His words,”Diphtheria, a vaccine preventable disease that used to be common decades ago is on the increase in some states in Nigeria.

The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration is further directed to ensure increased surveillance and awareness creation and ...

The FCT immunisation coverage currently stands at 83%, against the national average of 57%, though at least 95% of all children are expected to be vaccinated, thereby preventing spread. The people most at risk are the unvaccinated and those who live in crowded areas and/or where there is poor sanitation. The symptoms of the disease also include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling, and difficulty in breathing.

NO fewer than 38 persons have died out of the 123 diphtheria cases recorded in Nigeria so far, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said.

In Lagos there are five cases with three deaths. In Yobe there 17 confirmed cases and three deaths and Osun has recorded one case with no death” 100 cases are from Kano, with 32 deaths.

“Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the organism referred to as Corynebacterium diphtheria which affects the throat, nose, and sometimes, skin of ...

The FCT immunization coverage currently stands at 83%, against the national average of 57%, though at least 95% of all children are expected to be vaccinated to assure herd immunity, thereby preventing spread”. The people most at risk are the unvaccinated and those who live in crowded areas and/or where there is poor sanitation. The symptoms of the disease also include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling, and difficulty in breathing.

The FCT Executive Committee (FCT EXCO) has directed that necessary pre-emptive measures be taken against the emergence of the deadly childhood disease,

Sule explained that the EXCO also directed the health and human services secretariat to ensure increased surveillance, awareness creation and sensitisation to curb the risk of the disease. The FCT Executive Committee (FCT EXCO) has directed that necessary pre-emptive measures be taken against the emergence of the deadly childhood disease, diphtheria, by all health agencies in the territory. The Director, Information and Communication in the FCTA, Muhammad Sule, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the FCT EXCO gave the directive at its meeting held in Gwarinpa District.