As diphtheria spreads further across the country, the federal government has urged the affected 19 states to reintroduce the use of facemasks.

The executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, gave the advice yesterday at the Diphtheria Outbreak Response press briefing, in Abuja.

He said, “Diphtheria is an airborne disease. Like COVID-19, we can reduce air contact with the bacteria by adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions such as the use of facemasks, handwashing and physical distancing from affected persons.

“Accordingly, I would like to call on governors of affected states to institute face covering requirements such as facemasks in public gatherings. By doing so, we can add another intervention to slow the progress of the outbreak.”

However, he said this should be done in a way that does not stigmatize nor discriminate against sick people.

Shuaib said six states are bearing the brunt of the outbreak, accounting for a staggering 97 percent of all reported cases.

The states are Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, and Bauchi, while Kano alone carries the weight of over 84 percent of the cases, making it the epicentre of this outbreak, said Shuaib.

He said the burden falls disproportionately on young people with over 73 percent of the cases occurring in children aged one to 14 years.

“Alarmingly, only about 18 percent of those affected had received any vaccinations,” said Shuaib.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday said as of October 3, 2023, there had been 13,204 reported suspected cases out of which 8,406 were confirmed cases from 114 local government areas in 19 states including the FCT.

The director-general of NCDC, Dr Adetifa Ifedayo, who also spoke at the event, gave breakdown by states: Kano – 7,188 (86%), Yobe – 775, Katsina – 232, Borno – 118, Jigawa -23, Bauchi -20, Kaduna – 17, Lagos – 8, FCT – 6, Gombe – 5, Osun – 3, Sokoto – 3, Niger – 2, Cross River – 1, Enugu – 1, Imo – 1, Nasarawa – 1, Zamfara – 1, Kebbi -1.

https://leadership.ng/diphtheria-states-consider-facemasks-as-cases-escalate/

THIS IS SERIOUS CASE WO!!!

NCDC and Face Masks are Back again
May God protect us from this dangerous disease.

Diphtheria is a killer respiratory disease. Government caution or not, people should always take precautions for their own safety.

Watch as the prices of face masks skyrocket.

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A serious infection of the nose and throat that's easily preventable by a vaccine.
A sheet of thick, grey matter covers the back of the throat, making breathing hard.
Very rare
Fewer than 10 thousand cases per year (Nigeria)
Preventable by vaccine
Treatable by a medical professional
Spreads in various ways
Requires a medical diagnosis
Lab tests or imaging always required
Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
Critical: needs emergency care

Dem don come again , abeg wen d lockdown dey start , i wan check something , 🤪😜

Every Nigerian president dey always get disease during e tenure...

Memphis357:
Watch as the prices of face masks skyrocket.

lol. Don't joke with people

Alright

Is there any disease illness and suffering more than BAT ?

Na tinubu Cert be our problem

Another cash out for the State government

abeg we need more publicity for this for others to get informed make our own no go be like UK during the COVID19 pandemic

It is well

Okay we don hear..
see how proactive they are because dem go see donations here and there but to fix the economy na war!

Dj khaleed
Another one…

Wahala everywhere and every time.




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What happened?
There are vaccines for this, it's not a new disease!
The government should arrange massive vaccinations before this turns to lockdown or something else!

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It's well

Why only APC states?

Why mostly northern states? (northwest especially )

Why mostly southwestern states in the south?

Why so many cases around COWS and SKULL miners?

Table shaker#

Ok

Which one be Diphtheria again abeg?

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