Diphtheria: Benue heightens surveillance as cases rise across Nigeria

Benue State Ministry of Health and Human Services has intensified disease surveillance and emergency preparedness as diphtheria cases continue to increase in different parts of the country.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche, disclosed this to journalists in Makurdi, stating that although Benue had not recorded any confirmed case of diphtheria, the rise in infections nationwide required the state to remain on high alert.
Ogwuche said the frequent movement of people between Benue and other states, particularly neighbouring Nasarawa State, had made it necessary for the government to strengthen measures aimed at detecting and containing any potential outbreak...