Diphtheria
EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least one hundred and thirty cases of Diphtheria disease have been confirmed in Kano State.
The figures were confirmed to newsmen on Thursday, July 27, by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Yusuf.
Yusuf said yesterday that the state healthcare has since deployed the necessary mechanisms to curtail the wild spreading disease, noting that 130 persons were admitted last Monday alone as the case continued to rise.
The Punch quoted the commissioner to have lamented that a state such as Kano should not be battling such an outbreak. Yusuf accused the previous administration in the state of failing to immunise the people.
“Governor Abba Yusuf has since directed the ministry to swing into action to curtail the spread of the deadly disease. Three designated centres have been provided for treatment and admission.
“The general public should not hesitate to seek medical assistance whenever they experience any of the symptoms listed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control,” the Health Commissioner reportedly said.
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