The symptoms of diphtheria include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes (conjunctivitis), and neck swelling.
The NCDC said the national multi-sectoral cholera TWG continues to monitor responses across states.
Ms Akau stated that 3,850 suspected cases of diphtheria were reported as of July and that 1,387 were confirmed.
Borno director of public health urged participants to listen attentively so they could build their capacity in responding to emergencies.
Also, among five health workers confirmed infected in the line of duty, one of them died.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina.
The new cases increased Nigeria’s total infections to 266,450 and 3,155 deaths since the pandemic outbreak in 2019.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a public warning about a significant threat posed by a fungal infection.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has disbursed N101 billion to 7,600 primary healthcare facilities from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund.
“People with immunosuppression fall in that category. People who have (a) dual infection with chickenpox or monkeypox at the same time fall in that category.
