Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, Bauchi account for 97% of reported diphtheria cases — NPHCDA

Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the agency’s director general disclosed this at the Diphtheria Outbreak Response briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.

Noting that the six states were bearing the brunt of the disease in the country, Dr Shuaib said Kano alone carried the weight of over 84% of the cases, making it the epicenter of the outbreak.