He said contact tracing is underway for people who may have come into contact with cases of diphtheria. What is diphtheria?

The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Borno State Government have completed a ...

It’s a tragedy whenever a child dies needlessly of a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Sadly, that happens daily around the globe, due mainly to a raft of infectious diseases. One of ...

In cases of suspected or diagnosed diphtheria, the first step is admission of the patient to an isolation ward to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease to other people. The treatment of ...

Diphtheria is a disease caused by a bacterium that affects the upper respiratory tract and less often the skin. (Image Credits: Pexels) Diphtheria Cases in Rajasthan: In the last 30 days around seven ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday published the guidelines on the clinical management of diphtheria. The only previously available guidance was an operational protocol. According to a ...

An unvaccinated toddler from the far north coast of New South Wales is in intensive care after catching respiratory diphtheria (diphtheria of the throat). A six-year-old close family contact is also ...

It had been over 30 years since the last case of diphtheria was seen in Guinea. So when patients began showing up six months ago with what looked like flu symptoms — fever, cough and sore throat – ...

The diphtheria outbreak in the NT has worsened with another 10 cases since March linked to the recent outbreak says NT Health ...

Diphtheria is a disease caused by bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The bacterium usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, causing respiratory and skin infections. Left ...

For the past 3 years, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI) have spearheaded "The Power of 10" campaign to raise awareness of ...