The increase in Lagos' cases follows the recent outbreak at Kings College Lagos, where 14 students were infected, and one ...

Suspected diphtheria, a contagious bacterial infection that spreads through respiratory droplets outbreak noticed in King’s ...

The Lagos State Government has convened a meeting of critical stakeholders in the health sector as concerns rise over a ...

He disclosed that an Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) has been activated to contain the outbreak and prevent undue ...

Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 1,319 people have died in the country’s ongoing diphtheria outbreak.

A diphtheria outbreak at King’s College, Lagos (KCL), has sparked outrage among parents, who blamed poor sanitation and ...

Diphtheria can lead to serious complications, such as respiratory failure, if left untreated. The outbreak thus far has ...

Parents of students at King’s College Lagos (KCL) have expressed concerns over a suspected diphtheria outbreak in the school, which ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 1,319 deaths have been recorded in the country’s ongoing ...

Following the outbreak, the Lagos State Government initiated an ... of them were fully vaccinated with a diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccine. The case fatality rate (CFR) among confirmed cases ...