Yobe State: Rise In Sickle Cell Anaemia, A Cause For Concern News
continued to worsen owing to vulnerability and weakness of their immunity. Borno and Yobe states have the largest number of SCD trait with prevalence of 27.9 per cent an 32.6 per cent.
The executive director of Sickle Cell Disease Eradication Initiative , a medical doctor at the Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, Dr Aliyu Usman Mohammed, said there is an increase in the number of sickle cell patients during the harmattan season compared to what was obtainable during hot season.
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