The Gombe State Commissioner of Well being, Dr Habu Dahiru, has introduced that the state Public Well being Emergency Operations Centre has been positioned on alert following confirmed and suspected instances of diphtheria in Herwagana Ward, Gombe.
Our correspondent studies that Diphtheria brought on by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, is a vaccine-preventable illness characterised by extreme throat and respiratory infections that might result in demise if untreated.
Dahiru disclosed that the state has recorded three suspected instances and one confirmed case of diphtheria.
He confused the provision of vaccines for diphtheria prevention, particularly for kids, at Major Well being Centres throughout Gombe State and urged mother and father and guardians to make sure immediate vaccination of their kids to safeguard them from this doubtlessly deadly illness.
The commissioner referred to as for heightened consciousness and proactive measures to include the unfold of diphtheria within the affected areas.
He stated, “The confirmed case indicated the affected baby had not been immunised towards Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus, which come collectively in a single vaccine, preventable by way of the pentavalent vaccine administered thrice to guard towards childhood killer illnesses.”
