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HIGHLIGHTS
In May 2023
▪ A total of 176 suspected cases were reported from Kano state.
▪ Of the 176 suspected cases reported, 54 (30.7%) are confirmed (17 epidemiologically [epid] linked; 37 clinically compatible), 120 (68%) are pending classification & 2 (65.5%) are unknown.
▪ No death was recorded among confirmed cases.
Cumulatively: May 2022 – May 2023
▪ A total of 2,006 suspected cases were reported from 23 states.
▪ Kano (1,747), Yobe (95), Katsina (61), Lagos (27), Sokoto (14) & Zamfara (13) accounted for 97.6% of suspected cases.
▪ Of the 2,006 suspected cases reported, 672 (33.5%) were confirmed (52 lab confirmed; 20 epid linked; 600 clinically compatible), 487 (24.3%) were discarded, 575 (28.7%) are pending classification & 272 (13.6%) are unknown.
▪ The confirmed cases were distributed across 33 LGAs in seven (7) States.
▪ Majority [491 (73.1%)] of the confirmed cases occurred among children aged 2 – 14 years.
▪ A total of 73 deaths were recorded among all confirmed cases (CFR: 10.9%)
▪ Only 144 (21.4%) out of 672 confirmed cases were fully vaccinated with a diphtheria toxin-containing vaccine.