Diphtheria kills 31 in Plateau, 469 others placed under watch

State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed this at a press conference on the outbreak in Jos.

He said to contain the outbreak, the Plateau State Government had activated its Incident Management System (IMS) and appointed Dr. Maren Job Damala as Incident Manager to lead the response.

Ba’amlong said, “Although the state recorded sporadic suspected cases earlier in the year, the situation became a significant public health concern from August.

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