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Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2023-000223
Country:
NER Niger
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Date (YMD):
2023-10-20
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Information Source:
UNICEF
Comments:
On 20 October 2023, the Government of Niger, through the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, declared a diphtheria outbreak. The first case was registered on 17 July 2023. As of 02 November, all eight regions of the country have notified at least 1 case of diphtheria. A total of 1,838 suspected cases of diphtheria, including 91 deaths (lethality: 5%), have been reported.
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