Nigeria: Diphtheria - Kano Govt Takes Active Case Search to Communities With Reported Deaths
[Daily Trust] The Kano State Government has taken its diphtheria response directly to communities in Rano Local Government Area following reports of child deaths in Rurum Ward.
The Kano State Government has conducted extensive searches for active diphtheria cases in Rano Local Government Area, following false reports of 50 child deaths in Rurum Ward. However, an investigation by the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) and the Rano Local Government Area Rapid Response Team (RRT) found that only four children had died, two of whom had diphtheria, while the remaining two had malaria and typhoid fever.
The investigation also identified seven suspected cases in Tsohon Gari, two deaths in Sabuwar Kaura, and 11 cases at Sakkwatawa health facility, none of which were diphtheria-related. The KNCDC Director-General, Professor Muhammad Adamu Abbas, emphasized the importance of closing immunity gaps, strengthening surveillance, and increasing vaccination efforts to combat the ongoing transmission of diphtheria.
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