Gombe confirms diphtheria case, urges vaccination
The Gombe State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, has announced that the state Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has been placed on alert following confirmed and suspected cases of diphtheria in Herwagana Ward, Gombe. Our correspondent reports that Diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, is a vaccine-preventable disease characterised by severe throat and respiratory infections
