The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised the alarm that Diphtheria is worsening in Nigeria, especially in the northern Nigeria states of Bauchi, Borno and Kano. The MSF said its teams treated 6,707 suspected and confirmed cases in Kano, 110 cases in Borno and 21 cases in Bauchi. “A serious diphtheria outbreak is tearing through Nigeria, where thousands of people have been infected and hundreds more have died. “We’re currently seeing more than 700 people with suspected diphtheria and admitting more than 280 patients on a weekly basis in Kano State’s two diphtheria treatment centres,” says Dr Hashim Juma Omar, MSF emergency project medical doctor. “MSF teams are responding to the outbreak in Kano, Borno and Bauchi states.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2023 16:14 UTC