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NIH raises alarm over diphtheria resurgence in country

A representational image showing a child being cared for by a caregiver in a hospital. — Reuters/File NIH issues second advisory for diphtheria spreading across country. The government calls for immediate prevention and control measures. The NIH advisory highlights the need for enhanced vaccination coverage. Islamabad: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has sounded the alarm over the alarming rise in diphtheria cases across the country, The News reported on Tuesday. “The current situation of diphtheria is alarming. There are deaths and cases all over Pakistan. Lab positivity is also being reported. But right now, we don’t have the actual

Over 100 children die of diphtheria in Karachi this year

A nurse prepares a vaccine, at a vaccination center, in Sarcelles near Paris on January 10, 2021. — AFP All diphtheria cases are referred to SIDH, health officials say. They say more than 10 children are hospitalized. The only cure for diphtheria is full vaccination, experts say. More than 100 children in Karachi died of diphtheria this year due to unavailability of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), despite the fact that the disease is preventable through vaccination, a Sindh health department official revealed on Saturday. The number of diphtheria cases and child deaths due to the disease has increased exponentially in the

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