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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reports the following data on diphtheria as of June 30, 2023:

In June 2023:
▪ A total of 439 suspected cases were reported from Kano (420), FCT (17), Osun (1) and Lagos (1) states.
▪ Of the 439 suspected cases reported, 160 (36.5%) were confirmed (1 lab confirmed; 80 epidemiologically linked; 79 clinically compatible), 3 (0.7%) were discarded, 275 (62.6%) are pending classification & 1 (0.2%) was unknown.
▪ No death was recorded among confirmed cases.

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Cumulatively: May 2022 – June 2023:

▪ A total of 2,455 suspected cases were reported from 24 states.
▪ Kano (2,171), Yobe (95), Katsina (61), Lagos (29), FCT (22), Sokoto (14) & Zamfara (13) accounted for 98.0% of suspected cases.
▪ Of the 2,455 suspected cases reported, 836 (34.1%) were confirmed (53 lab confirmed; 101 epid linked; 682 clinically compatible), 632 (25.7%) were discarded, 731 (29.8%) are pending classification & 256 (10.4%) are unknown.
▪ The confirmed cases were distributed across 33 LGAs in eight (8) States.
▪ Majority (589 [71.5%]) of the confirmed cases occurred among children aged 2 – 14 years.
▪ A total of 83 deaths were recorded among all confirmed cases (CFR: 9.9%)
▪ Only 181 (21.7%) out of 836 confirmed cases were fully vaccinated with a diphtheria toxin-containing vaccine.