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The Group Leader of the Bacteriology Unit at the Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease, College of Health Sciences

Meanwhile, the Group Leader, Bacteriology Unit, Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola the University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Prof. Adekunle Olowe, has called on government at all levels to intensify sensitisation of the public on diphtheria to curb further spread of the disease.

The Kano State Government has established three treatment centres as the cases of diphtheria in the state surged beyond 130.