According to reports, some lives have been lost as a result of a sudden diphtheria outbreak in the Mbutu Community in Imo State’s Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA).
In a press release, LG CEO Iheukwumere Alaribe confirms the tragic development, noting that the outbreak has already claimed the lives of several children in a week.
The chairman mandated the immediate closure of all Mbutu nursery, primary, and secondary schools in an effort to stop further spread.
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A coordinated response has also been launched by health officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Imo State Ministry of Health’s Department of Disease Prevention and Control, and the Aboh Mbaise Health Authority, he added. Additionally, a quarantine unit has been established at the Mbutu Health Centre, with health personnel stationed at the risk.
The LG chairman urged community parents to immediately get their kids immunized because diphtheria and related infections remained the most preventable.
Source: Channels TV
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