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Plateau records 469 suspected diphtheria cases, 31 deaths

The Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Ba’amlong, says 160,000 children have so far been vaccinated as part of intensified efforts to contain the outbreak. The post Plateau records 469 suspected diphtheria cases, 31 deaths appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

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