MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been ...

Diphtheria, a preventable bacterial disease that causes fever, swollen glands, and breathing difficulties, primarily affects ...

In Somalia, the diphtheria crisis has intensified with over 1,600 cases and 87 deaths recorded this year. Vaccine shortages ...

Cases of the deadly diphtheria disease are rapidly increasing across Somalia, officials and humanitarians warned on Tuesday, ...

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Diphtheria is primarily caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae and is mainly spread by coughs and sneezes, or through close contact with someone who is infected. Scientists have ...

Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease affecting mainly children. The primary immunization of three doses of the diphtheria toxoid in infancy is routine throughout the world, except where it ...

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Nigeria has had previous outbreaks of diphtheria but infections were minimal compared to the recent outbreak. In 2011, 98 cases of the disease were reported in northeastern Borno State.

Diphtheria cases have surged in Somalia, with officials blaming vaccine shortages and US aid cuts for worsening deaths.