The Lagos State government had earlier confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria in the school. The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has discharged four students of the King’s College, Lagos ...
The increase in Lagos' cases follows the recent outbreak at Kings College Lagos, where 14 students were infected, and one ...
The Chief Medical Director at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Wasiu Adeyemo, says the students of King’s College, Annex, Lagos, who had diphtheria and were brought into the facility on ...
Mr Abayomi noted that 12 of the infected students are responding well to antibiotics and diphtheria antitoxin therapy.
A silent but deadly health crisis is unfolding in Nigeria. Since 2022, diphtheria has claimed 1,269 lives across 18 states, with a staggering 24,804 confirmed cases recorded as of January 26, 2025, ...
Most of the infected students are receiving treatment at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and are showing signs of recovery. The school principal, Mogaji Zakaria, outlined measures taken ...