The Kano State government has launched an emergency response to diphtheria cases and deaths in parts of the state, constituting a special committee to investigate the situation and coordinate measures to halt further transmission and deaths. The intervention followed reports of the disease in several local government areas, with Rano Local Government Area reportedly among the areas of particular concern.

ABUJA -- At least 50 children have been killed and several others hospitalized in an outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kano, the state legislature said…

Kano State appeals to the Federal Government for additional diphtheria vaccines to combat a deadly outbreak, urging early reporting to save lives.

.NPHCDA deploys 500,000 doses of vaccines