The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued an alert, warning Nigerians of the outbreak of ...

The NCDC reported that 34 states have recorded suspected cholera cases as of Epidemiological Week 26 (June 23–29, 2025), with Zamfara accounting for 32% of the caseload, followed by Bayelsa, Adamawa, ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has raised alarm over a convergence of multiple infectious disease outbreaks currently affecting the country, and urged for urgent ...

As of March 9, 2025, diphtheria had resulted in 1,319 deaths, according to the latest Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) report, covering week 19 of 2022 to week 10 of 2025.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that the ongoing diphtheria outbreak in parts of Imo State has claimed ten lives.The international agency also revealed that 4,017 ...

Diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria became an outbreak in Imo State, with an index case reported in Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise council area of the state.