The diphtheria infection has taken a life in the Federal Capital Territory in some parts of Abuja even as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) announced the outbreak of thr disease in Abuja.
Diphtheria, a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual comes with fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling, and difficulty in breathing symptoms.
The FCT director of public health department, Sadiq Abdulrahman while speaking at a media conference in Abuja said the disease has already killed a four-year-old child.
Abdulrahman noted that the outbreak of the infection in Nigeria's capital was confirmed after one result from the samples taken from suspected cases in a village close to the Dei-Dei area, returned positive.
While tasking residents to take personal hygiene seriously, he advised them to report any strange symptoms, particularly, one relating to their respiratory health to relevant authorities.
“Two weeks ago, we got information from a community within the FCT of eight cases and that made our team pick some samples,” he said.
“The samples were taken to the National Reference Laboratory, Gaduwa and the NCDC, and one of the suspected cases came out positive.”
Abdulrahman added that his office was collaborating with neighbouring states to checkmate the further spread of the disease through border surveillance.
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