Diphtheria is a serious potentially life-threat­ening infection and is a medical and public health emergency. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the most significant pathogen that causes diphtheria ...

Measles, rubella, polio and diphtheria—once ubiquitous, devastating and deeply feared—have been virtually eliminated from the U.S. for decades. Entire generations have barely encountered these ...

Diphtheria causes fever, weakness, and a sore throat. A thick, gray coating develops in the back of the throat, which makes ...

The Mbutu Community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State is grappling with a deadly diphtheria outbreak that has ...

Unconfirmed number of children have been confirmed dead in Mbutu Community in Aboh Mbaise local government area of Imo State ...

Nigeria is grappling with one of its most severe public health emergencies in recent history as a nationwide diphtheria ...

A diphtheria outbreak in the Mbutu Community, located in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, has ...

A diphtheria outbreak in Mbutu Community, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, has led to the deaths of several ...

DTaP is formulated with full strength doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping ... which is derived from inactive parts of the bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, ...

A diphtheria outbreak in Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise LGA, has led to child fatalities and school closures, as health officials urge ...

On February 22, 2025, a 12-year-old student at King's College presented with a sore throat and fever. He was promptly referred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where he received ...

An unconfirmed number of children have died following a diphtheria outbreak in Mbutu community, Aboh Mbaise LGA of Imo state.