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Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease.
The massive reemergence of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union marked the first large-scale diphtheria epidemic in industrialized countries in 3 decades. Factors contributing to the epidemic included a large population of susceptible adults; decreased childhood immu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640235/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9866730 |
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description | The massive reemergence of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union marked the first large-scale diphtheria epidemic in industrialized countries in 3 decades. Factors contributing to the epidemic included a large population of susceptible adults; decreased childhood immunization, which compromised what had been a well-established childhood vaccination program; suboptimal socioeconomic conditions; and high population movement. The role of a change in the predominant circulating strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in this epidemic remains uncertain. Massive, well-coordinated international assistance and unprecedented efforts to vaccinate adults were needed to control the epidemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-26402352009-05-20 Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. Vitek, C R Wharton, M Emerg Infect Dis Research Article The massive reemergence of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union marked the first large-scale diphtheria epidemic in industrialized countries in 3 decades. Factors contributing to the epidemic included a large population of susceptible adults; decreased childhood immunization, which compromised what had been a well-established childhood vaccination program; suboptimal socioeconomic conditions; and high population movement. The role of a change in the predominant circulating strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in this epidemic remains uncertain. Massive, well-coordinated international assistance and unprecedented efforts to vaccinate adults were needed to control the epidemic. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998 /pmc/articles/PMC2640235/ /pubmed/9866730 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Vitek, C R Wharton, M Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
title | Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
title_full | Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
title_fullStr | Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
title_full_unstemmed | Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
title_short | Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
title_sort | diphtheria in the former soviet union: reemergence of a pandemic disease. |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640235/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9866730 |
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