This training should focus on recognising cases early and providing appropriate treatment. This is crucial because, with diphtheria, early recognition and treatment with antibiotics, as well as ...

Since 2000, there have been only six reported cases in the U.S. And yet, the diphtheria story isn’t over. A recent analysis led by a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The recent diphtheria outbreak at King's College, Lagos, one of Nigeria's most prestigious schools, is a stark reminder of the persistent gaps in the country's healthcare and immunisation systems.

Emil von Behring's pioneering work in serum therapy revolutionized medicine, earning him the first Nobel Prize in Physiology ...

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and ...

the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and the National Health Care Development Agency to enforce the mandatory diphtheria immunisation, testing and treatment across healthcare centres in all 774 ...