The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Dr Wasiu Adeyemo, says the pupils of King’s College, Annex, Lagos, who had diphtheria and were brought into the facility last Saturday for treatment, will soon be discharged.
He made this known in Lagos yesterday in an interview with reporters.
There was a recent diphtheria outbreak at the King’s College Annex, Lagos that led to the death of one of the affected pupils, while other affected pupils were taken to LUTH for treatment on Saturday.
Reports about the disease in the college started sometime in November/December 2024.Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It is a contagious disease that can spread quickly through contact with an affected person. (TheNation)