A silent but deadly health crisis is unfolding in Nigeria. Since 2022, diphtheria has claimed 1,269 lives across 18 states, ...

The Lagos State Government has rolled out an emergency vaccination for students at Kings College Annexe in Victoria Island, Lagos, following the outbreak of diphtheria in the school.

A consultant virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has called for improvement of laboratory diagnosis for effective/prompt detection of the diphtheria disease and appropriate treatment. Tomori, also the ...