Vaccination gaps and resurgence of diphtheria in Nigeria: An outbreak simmering for a catastrophe

• Afsheen Raza,
• Juan J. Montenegro-Idrogo,
• Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales,
• Shafiul Haque

Affiliations

Afsheen Raza

Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, 59911, United Arab Emirates

Juan J. Montenegro-Idrogo

Master of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Service, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, 15072, Peru

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Corresponding author.; Master of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, 11022801, Lebanon; Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Faculty of Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas-Institución Universitaria Visión de las Américas, Pereira, 660003, Risaralda, Colombia

Shafiul Haque

Corresponding author.; Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia; Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, 11022801, Lebanon; Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, 13306, United Arab Emirates