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The Federal Capital Territory istration (FCTA) has announced the outbreak of diphtheria infection in some parts of Abuja.

Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.

Some symptoms of diphtheria include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling, and difficulty in breathing.

Speaking at a media conference on Monday, Sadiq Abdulrahman, the FCT director of public health department, said the disease has already killed a four-year-old child.

Abdulrahman said the outbreak of the disease in the nation’s capital was confirmed after one result from the samples taken from suspected cases in a village close to the Dei-Dei area, returned positive.

He tasked residents to take personal hygiene seriously and advised them to report any strange symptoms, particularly, one relating to their respiratory health to relevant authorities.

“Two weeks ago, we got information from a community within the FCT of eight cases and that made our team pick some samples,” he said.

“The samples were taken to the National Reference Laboratory, Gaduwa and the NCDC, and one of the suspected cases came out positive.”

The director said the department was collaborating with neighbouring states to checkmate the further spread of the disease through border surveillance.

Also speaking, Yahaya Vatsa, executive secretary of the FCT Primary Health Care Board (PHCB), said unvaccinated people and those living in crowded and unhygienic environments are at high risk of contracting the disease.

He said to reduce the risk of contracting the disease, FCT residents should ensure their children are fully vaccinated with three doses of the pentavalent vaccine.

“This is recommended in the national childhood immunisation schedule,” he said.

The executive secretary added that the FCTA, through the PHCB had concluded plans to revaccinate all children bellow 14 years in the affected communities.

https://www.thecable.ng/fcta-confirms-outbreak-of-diphtheria-in-abuja-community-records-one-death/amp

Ejcjj28cj:
Yo

Stop derailing topics with your game.

Why not win the millions yourself and cash them out yourself

We hope nobody will say they should shutdown abuja in the name of excuses to shut down the presidential court proceedings?
There nothing a desperate man or team cannot do.

Tntsi:
We hope nobody will say they should shutdown abuja in the name of excuses to shut down the presidential court proceedings?

Guy you wise

Ok

Diphtheria is senior brother to diarrhoea.

They should vaccinate the whole community.

Lock down

Hmm

The poor would soon stop breefing

Damnnn niggar

Hmmm

Wahalar Wahalar Wahalar

Hope say this thing never reach me so

Because I return from Abuja last four weeks only for my body to dey hot at night

Wahala
Abeg abeg make Dem condone off Abj makenobody comot again

If you are wise, you will not take any vaccine.

Just boil neem or bitterleaf and drink or take ginger and garlic mixture. It is well with us o.

Vaccine sellers will not use us for experiments in Jesus name.

Omejah:
Everything follow this tinubu government come

Oh na Tinubu turn now, no more Buhari this Buhari that.

References:


https://www.thecable.ng/fcta-confirms-outbreak-of-diphtheria-in-abuja-community-records-one-death/amp

When is lockdown starting

Hope this is not an excuse to stop the PEPT

Tntsi:
We hope nobody will say they should shutdown abuja in the name of excuses to shut down the presidential court proceedings?
There nothing a desperate man or team cannot do.

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar

Hmmm

Wahalar Wahalar Wahalar

Hope say this thing never reach me so

Because I return from Abuja last four weeks only for my body to dey hot at night

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar

Hmmm

Wahalar Wahalar Wahalar

Hope say this thing never reach me so

Because I return from Abuja last four weeks only for my body to dey hot at night

The effect of Bill Gates visit to Nigeria is now yielding result . Brace yourselves cause Virus infection knows no tribe nor political affiliation

Mandatory vaccines loading..... ( Bills effect)

Na wa

And son of man dey plan to come eat foofoo and bitter leaf soup soon.

Ike gwuru.

T

Hope we improve on our emergency preparedness

another one