Diphtheria, a dangerous bacterial infection, is making a comeback in countries like Somalia and Sudan. This resurgence is ...

A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines are fueling the disease’s ...

It had been over 30 years since the last case of diphtheria was seen in Guinea. So when patients began showing up six months ago with what looked like flu symptoms — fever, cough and sore throat – ...

A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in several ...

The following article, excepting the recent cases and certain additions under the head of treatment, was written a year ago, when diphtheria was generally treated as a local phlegmasia. Insensibly, a ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and U.S. aid cuts, Somali officials said. More than ...

There, doctors discovered with horror Eliannys suffered from grossly inflamed throat membranes - the classic symptom of diphtheria. But even the fourth hospital lacked adequate treatment for the ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the country has so far recorded 798 confirmed cases and 80 deaths from diphtheria. This followed the first reported confirmed case ...

The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the National Health Care Development Agency (NHCDA) to enforce the ...