Diphtheria: Jos North steps up surveillance as Plateau intensifies response
<img width="1000" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/08/PlateauStatemap-1000x600-2.png?fit=1000%2C600&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Map showing Plateau states" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/08/PlateauStatemap-1000x600-2.png?w=1000&ssl=1 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/08/PlateauStatemap-1000x600-2.png?resize=526%2C316&ssl=1 526w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/08/PlateauStatemap-1000x600-2.png?resize=768%2C461&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/08/PlateauStatemap-1000x600-2.png?resize=750%2C450&ssl=1 750w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p>The intervention comes amid reported diphtheria cases in Jos North, where 117 suspected cases and 15 deaths had been recorded as of 1 September, according to health authorities</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/907845-diphtheria-jos-north-steps-up-surveillance-as-plateau-intensifies-response.html">Diphtheria: Jos North steps up surveillance as Plateau intensifies response</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>