50 children have died due to diphtheria in Somalia – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to the Mehr News Agency, quoted by Turkey’s Anatolia News Agency, Somalia’s Ministry of Health warned that diphtheria targets children aged 5 to 15 and is a serious threat to public health.

According to this report, the vaccination campaign against this disease is supposed to start in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, especially in hospitals, schools and medical centers.

Somalia’s Ministry of Health urged parents to take their children to health centers for vaccination.

Diphtheria, which is caused by bacteriaCorinne Bacterium diphtheriaIt is transmitted, it mainly affects the mouth, eyes and nose, and its incubation period is between two and six days.

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