Diphtheria Outbreak

  • Without treatment, it has the potential to kill 50 per cent of infected individuals; even when receiving therapy, only 5 per cent of patients would survive the illness. Photo: MSF
    Mahdi Garba

    MSF Calls For Urgent Response To Nigeria’s Escalating Diphtheria Outbreak

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the record number of diphtheria cases in Nigeria. The international humanitarian organisation, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said the outbreak in 1989 was initially the worst, with 5,039 infections. But this year, 6,000 cases have been recorded. Low vaccine coverage has aggravated the problem. “We’re currently seeing […]

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