Aƙalla yara 50 ne suka mutu sakamakon ɓarkewar cutar mashaƙo, wato diphtheria, a Jihar Kano da ke arewa maso yammacin Najeriya, a cewar jami’an lafiya.
Mahukunta a jihar sun ce cutar ta bazu zuwa ƙananan hukumomi shida, lamarin da ya ƙara tayar da hankalin jama’a kan yanayin lafiyar al’ummar da abin ya shafa.
Hukumomin jihar sun buƙaci ƙananan hukumomin da cutar ta shafa da su ƙara tura ma’aikatan lafiya domin taimakawa wajen dakile yaɗuwar cutar tare da ɗaukar matakan gaggawa, musamman a wuraren da ake ganin haɗarin ya fi yawa.
Cutar diphtheria cuta ce mai saurin yaɗuwa wadda ƙwayoyin cuta ke haddasa wa, kuma tana iya jawo matsananciyar rashin lafiya ko ma mutuwa, musamman ga yara da ba su samu cikakkiyar rigakafi ba.
Jami’an lafiya sun ƙara jaddada muhimmancin rigakafi da kuma kai yara cibiyoyin lafiya da zarar an fara nuna alamomin cutar domin samun kulawa cikin gaggawa.