Tuberculosis: 2,047 cases detected in Nigeria’s Plateau State
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Nigeria’s Plateau State detected 2,047 tuberculosis cases between July and September 2026, against an estimated burden of 11,000 cases for the year. Yohanna Bot, an official overseeing the local disease-control programme, warned about stigma, displacement and overcrowding, according to the Daily Post.
Nigeria’s Plateau State recorded 2,047 tuberculosis cases between July and September 2026, and those affected were placed on treatment, according to Yohanna Bot, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the state Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme.
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