The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 1,319 deaths have been recorded in the country’s ongoing diphtheria outbreak in the last 36 months. The NCDC said this in its latest situation report from the National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) published yesterday via its official website. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, reports NAN. It typically affects the mucous membranes of the throat and nose, where the bacterium produce a toxin that can lead to complications such as breathing difficulties, heart failure or…
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