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The Federal Ministry of Health warns 171 local government areas (LGAs) in 14 states are at high risk of spreading the diphtheria outbreak. The partnership, in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, states, and partners, aims to intensify mass vaccination to curb the outbreak in two phases. Diphtheria affects people of all ages, particularly children, and targets the respiratory system.