A resurgence and re-emergence of diphtheria in Nigeria, 2023

Oyelola A Adegboye^{1

2

3}, Faith O Alele^{4

3}, Anton Pak^{3

5}, Maria E Castellanos^{4

2

3}, Mohammed A S Abdullahi⁶, Malachy I Okeke⁷, Theophilus I Emeto^{4

2

3}, Emma S McBryde³

Affiliations

¹ Public Health and Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
² World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Vector-Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
³ Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
⁴ Public Health and Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
⁷ Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Nigeria.

Oyelola A Adegboye et al. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 28:10:20499361231161936.

doi: 10.1177/20499361231161936. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Oyelola A Adegboye^{1

2

3}, Faith O Alele^{4

3}, Anton Pak^{3

5}, Maria E Castellanos^{4

2

3}, Mohammed A S Abdullahi⁶, Malachy I Okeke⁷, Theophilus I Emeto^{4

2

3}, Emma S McBryde³

¹ Public Health and Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
² World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Vector-Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
³ Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
⁴ Public Health and Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
⁷ Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Nigeria.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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