NIGERIA is plagued by diphtheria, a communicable disease that has become a cyclic feature in the country’s public health ...

The number of diphtheria cases identified in South Africa has increased to 40 after nine new cases were recorded between 9 ...

Lagos confirms 10 diphtheria cases. Health authorities intensify vaccination and public awareness efforts to control outbreak ...

Health authorities will review the vaccination records of 7.5 million children following the first recorded diphtheria case ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has confirmed that the state recorded 10 cases of diphtheria ...

With nine fatalities reported this year, South Africa's diphtheria cases are on the rise. The NICD urges parents to check ...

According to him, other impacted LGAs include Alimosho, Badagry, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Ojo, Mushin and Lagos Island, where various ...

Lagos State is on high alert following a diphtheria outbreak that has resulted in 10 confirmed cases between January 1 and ...

Lagos State recorded 10 confirmed cases of diphtheria between January 1 and March 27, 2025, as health authorities intensified ...

In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first deaths from the disease in the state since 2018. Louisiana has had 110 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a baby boomer who was born in 1949. I was vaccinated against polio as soon as it was available, and I ...

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is ...