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NCDC WARNS OF CONTINUED DIPHTHERIA RISK AS VACCINATION GAPS PERSIST IN KANO BAUCHI AND OTHER NORTHERN STATES
Nigeria continues to face significant diphtheria transmission risks, particularly in northern states where vaccination gaps remain large. NCDC officials said Kano, Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Plateau, Sokoto and Zamfara accounted for about 98 percent of confirmed cases in recent reporting, while approximately 68 percent of confirmed infections involved unvaccinated people. Kano remains the country’s hardest hit state, and health authorities are calling for expanded immunization, stronger surveillance and community engagement.
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