Kano State Government has called on the general public to take precautionary measures in order to prevent and stop the spread of diphtheria infection in the state.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Ibrahim Abdullahi on Tuesday in Kano.
According to the statement, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, called on people to avoid unnecessary gatherings in order to safeguard themselves and others from the disease.
“People should desist from needless gatherings, especially as harmattan is fast approaching, a situation where diphtheria hits its peak.
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“Diphtheria is an air borne disease, therefore any person suspected to have contracted the disease or have serious symptoms of catarrh such person should henceforth be isolated and referred to health facility.
“Suspected persons should not mingle with healthy individuals, because coughing, sneezing and shaking hands, are the major ways of transmitting the disease.
“If a child is infected, his parents should not allow him to go to the school and he or she should be hastened to be taken to hospital for proper medical attention,” he advised.
He also urged parents to ensure their children between the ages of 4 and 14 were fully vaccinated three times sequentially, one after every four weeks, to fully protect their health.
