Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence
Abstract Background and aims The World Health Organization has recently declared the frequent outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria as a public health concern. Although vaccination efforts have been successful in Nigeria, unfortunately, the recent 2023 outbreak in Nigeria has been nothing short of dist...
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| author | Malik O. Oduoye Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool Marsool Muhammad Usman Haider Dattatreya Mukherjee Aimen Waqar Khan Temidayo O. Faloye Minal Jehan Abdullahi A. Adegoke Karim A. Karim Tirth Dave |
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| description | Abstract Background and aims The World Health Organization has recently declared the frequent outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria as a public health concern. Although vaccination efforts have been successful in Nigeria, unfortunately, the recent 2023 outbreak in Nigeria has been nothing short of distressing. Of course, cases of diphtheria incidence are under‐reported in Nigeria. This present article aims to proffer a possible multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria and improve immunization rates against the disease among the Nigerian population Methods In writing this study, literature search was done about diphtheria in Nigeria using the following keywords: “diphtheria, prevalence, vaccination, efforts, challenges, and Nigeria” on PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate within 10 years. Result This study found that an estimated seven million people remain unvaccinated and are at risk for infection in the country, especially people living in the Northern part of the country. Between the June 30 and August 31, 2023, Nigeria recorded an unusual increase in the number of confirmed cases of diphtheria, where a total of 5898 suspected cases were reported from 59 local government areas in 11 states across Nigeria. The majority (99.4%) of suspected cases of the disease were reported from six states: Kano (1816), Katsina (234), Yobe (158), Bauchi (79), Kaduna (45), and Borno (33). Conclusion If Nigeria is to emerge beyond these frequent epidemics of diphtheria, the Nigerian government must work on tackling this issue on multiple fronts simultaneously, that is, at the national and international levels, as we believe that these levels would give a holistic way to unmask diphtheria in Nigeria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ac1d9ddf76f498b9964584a490373d52024-02-02T18:04:59ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352024-01-0171n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.1804Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondenceMalik O. Oduoye0Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool Marsool1Muhammad Usman Haider2Dattatreya Mukherjee3Aimen Waqar Khan4Temidayo O. Faloye5Minal Jehan6Abdullahi A. Adegoke7Karim A. Karim8Tirth Dave9Department of Research Medical Research Circle (MedReC) Bukavu DR CongoAl‐Kindy College of Medicine University of Baghdad Baghdad IraqMayo Hospital Lahore King Edward Medical University Lahore Lahore PakistanDepartment of Community Medicine Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital Raiganj IndiaDepartment of Medicine Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi PakistanDepartment of Microbiology Federal University of Technology Akure NigeriaKarachi Medical and Dental College Karachi PakistanDepartment of Pharmacognosy University of Ibadan Ibadan NigeriaKamuzu University of Health Sciences Blantyre MalawiBukovinian State Medical University Chernivtsi UkraineAbstract Background and aims The World Health Organization has recently declared the frequent outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria as a public health concern. Although vaccination efforts have been successful in Nigeria, unfortunately, the recent 2023 outbreak in Nigeria has been nothing short of distressing. Of course, cases of diphtheria incidence are under‐reported in Nigeria. This present article aims to proffer a possible multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria and improve immunization rates against the disease among the Nigerian population Methods In writing this study, literature search was done about diphtheria in Nigeria using the following keywords: “diphtheria, prevalence, vaccination, efforts, challenges, and Nigeria” on PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate within 10 years. Result This study found that an estimated seven million people remain unvaccinated and are at risk for infection in the country, especially people living in the Northern part of the country. Between the June 30 and August 31, 2023, Nigeria recorded an unusual increase in the number of confirmed cases of diphtheria, where a total of 5898 suspected cases were reported from 59 local government areas in 11 states across Nigeria. The majority (99.4%) of suspected cases of the disease were reported from six states: Kano (1816), Katsina (234), Yobe (158), Bauchi (79), Kaduna (45), and Borno (33). Conclusion If Nigeria is to emerge beyond these frequent epidemics of diphtheria, the Nigerian government must work on tackling this issue on multiple fronts simultaneously, that is, at the national and international levels, as we believe that these levels would give a holistic way to unmask diphtheria in Nigeria.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1804challengesdiphtheriaeffortsNigeriaprevalencevaccination |
| spellingShingle | Malik O. Oduoye Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool Marsool Muhammad Usman Haider Dattatreya Mukherjee Aimen Waqar Khan Temidayo O. Faloye Minal Jehan Abdullahi A. Adegoke Karim A. Karim Tirth Dave Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence Health Science Reports challenges diphtheria efforts Nigeria prevalence vaccination |
| title | Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence |
| title_full | Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence |
| title_fullStr | Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence |
| title_short | Unmasking diphtheria in Nigeria: A multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the Nigerian population—An updated correspondence |
| title_sort | unmasking diphtheria in nigeria a multifaceted approach to tackle outbreaks and improve immunization rates among the nigerian population an updated correspondence |
| topic | challenges diphtheria efforts Nigeria prevalence vaccination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1804 |
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