Diphtheria: Kano disease control centre confirms 5 family members dead

The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), has confirmed the death of five children from the same family as a result of diphtheria in Danbare Ward, Layin Dutse, Kumbotso Local Government Area.
The Centre’s Director-General, Prof. Muhammad Adamu-Abbas, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Adamu-Abbas, who confirmed the deaths based on the case definition and verbal autopsy, also attributed the deaths of the children to late presentation of the case to the health facility and zero dose.
He said the ages of the deceased children range between one year to 13 years.
“The investigation confirmed a cluster of six children linked to one family. Tragically, five of the six chi...