23 dead, 143 infections recorded as diphtheria outbreak sweeps across Plateau

Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Baamlong, has confirmed the decease of 23 people, portion 143 suspected cases of corruption person been recorded arsenic a diphtheria outbreak sweeps crossed the authorities implicit the past 2 weeks.

Baamlong, who disclosed this successful an interrogation with journalists successful Jos connected Tuesday, said the authorities authorities and his ministry had intensified efforts to incorporate the dispersed of the infectious disease.

He said this included the contiguous quarantine of identified patients portion they person attraction astatine Jos University Teaching Hospital and Plateau Specialist Hospital.

Baamlong said the affected patients were being treated successful isolation, portion the authorities had activated consciousness campaigns crossed communities done accepted rulers and different stakeholders to curtail further transmission.

Baamlong further explained that diphtheria is simply a highly contagious bacterial illness that tin dispersed from idiosyncratic to idiosyncratic done respiratory droplets and adjacent contact.

The Commissioner said the authorities was facing difficulties successful confirming suspected cas...