WIRE — Of the 124 cases of Diphtheria disease outbreak recorded in parts of Niger State, 17 deaths have been reported. LEADERSHIP reports cases of diphtheria in Bida, Shiroro and Suleja local government areas of the state in recent months. Confirming the outbreak of the disease to journalists, the commissioner for Health, Dr Murtala Muhammad Bagana, said
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