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Western Cape · Western CapeBetween 01 January 2024 and 08 June 2025, 58 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and 48 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae detected during contact tracing, have been identified in South Africa. The majority of confirmed cases and carriers (69%, 74/106) were from the Western Cape, comprising 36 respiratory diphtheria cases and 38 asymptomatic carriers. The median age for cases of confir…Read Article
Diphtheria situational report (week 23 of 2025)
RefugeesThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 4,017 persons have already been vaccinated with the diphtheria vaccine as death toll from the disease rises to ten in Imo State. UNICEF’s Health Specialist, Dr. Olusoji Akinleye, made this known during a virtual media parley organised by the organisation in Owerri, Imo State capital, on Friday. Diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae b…See the Story
Diphtheria: 4,017 Persons Vaccinated As Death Toll Hits 10 In Imo
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