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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that the death toll from Diphtheria disease across the country was now 34, as Kano State registered 100 cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said that the…
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Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkeypox. The country also recorded 482 cases and seven deaths resulting from monkeypox in 2022. These were made known in Abuja by the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 284 additional COVID-19 infections with nine related deaths across 19  states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made this known via its verified website on…
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Kano State has so far recorded no fewer than 11,475 suspected cholera cases from March to date with the death of 329 people. Solacebase reports that the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) of the state, Mr Sulaiman…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 65,145 suspected cases of cholera, including 2,141 deaths, representing a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of  3.3 per cent reported from 23 states and the FCT, as at Sept. 2,…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the strange disease in Kano State is caused by food poisoning through a flavoured drink. NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on…
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By Abba Aminu A research associate with the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) Mr Marco Castradori,  says a report of research conducted has revealed that 28,876 deaths attributable to tobacco smoking annually in…
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