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Nigeria diphtheria outbreak kills 600

2023-10-12 18:59
A health official says it is "heart-wrenching" to see children suffer from a preventable disease.
Nigeria diphtheria outbreak kills 600

More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say.

With 14,000 suspected cases, this outbreak is far worse than the last one in 2011 when 98 cases were reported.

Kano state, in northern Nigeria, is the...