A resurgence of deadly Diphtheria disease has killed 10 persons and hundreds of suspected cases admitted in Kano.
Consequently, the Kano State Government has activated special treatment centre across all the secondary and primary healthcare facilities to curtail the spread of the airborne disease in the state.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, confirmed the resurgence and present mortality rate to journalists Friday.
He however refuted the escalating figures already in the public domain.
Unofficial sources said 40 suspects died of Diphtheria in less than one week at the state Infectious Diseases Hospital, suggesting another health burden in the densely populated city.
Kano became the epic centre of the dangerous disease since the outbreak hit the country again in November 2022, accounting for about 80 percent of the prevalence and mortality.
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