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Nigeria confirms outbreak of diphtheria as 4-year-old patient dies

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly diptheria disease in the capital Abuja, following the death of a four-year-old patient, the country’s infectious diseases agency said Thursday. Infections from the highly contagious bacterial disease which affects the throat and nose, and can cause breathing difficulties, have risen

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Nigeria confirms outbreak of diphtheria as 4-year-old patient dies

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly diptheria disease in the capital Abuja, following the death of a four-year-old patient, the country’s infectious diseases agency said Thursday. Infections from the highly contagious bacterial disease which affects the throat and nose, and can cause breathing difficulties, have risen

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