Diphtheria Outbreak in Amerindian Communities, Wonken, Venezuela, 2016–2017

In February 2017, a diphtheria outbreak occurred among Amerindians of the Pemón ethnic group in Wonken, Venezuela. A field investigation revealed ≈10 cases; clinical presentation did not include cutaneous or neurologic signs or symptoms. To prevent future outbreaks in Venezuela, Amerindian communiti...

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Autores principales: Lodeiro-Colatosti, Adriana, Reischl, Udo, Holzmann, Thomas, Hernández-Pereira, Carlos E., Rísquez, Alejandro, Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29912686
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2407.171712
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author Lodeiro-Colatosti, Adriana
Reischl, Udo
Holzmann, Thomas
Hernández-Pereira, Carlos E.
Rísquez, Alejandro
Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E.
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Reischl, Udo
Holzmann, Thomas
Hernández-Pereira, Carlos E.
Rísquez, Alejandro
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description In February 2017, a diphtheria outbreak occurred among Amerindians of the Pemón ethnic group in Wonken, Venezuela. A field investigation revealed ≈10 cases; clinical presentation did not include cutaneous or neurologic signs or symptoms. To prevent future outbreaks in Venezuela, Amerindian communities need better access to vaccination and healthcare.
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spelling pubmed-60387452018-07-11 Diphtheria Outbreak in Amerindian Communities, Wonken, Venezuela, 2016–2017 Lodeiro-Colatosti, Adriana Reischl, Udo Holzmann, Thomas Hernández-Pereira, Carlos E. Rísquez, Alejandro Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In February 2017, a diphtheria outbreak occurred among Amerindians of the Pemón ethnic group in Wonken, Venezuela. A field investigation revealed ≈10 cases; clinical presentation did not include cutaneous or neurologic signs or symptoms. To prevent future outbreaks in Venezuela, Amerindian communities need better access to vaccination and healthcare. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6038745/ /pubmed/29912686 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2407.171712 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.
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Lodeiro-Colatosti, Adriana
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Hernández-Pereira, Carlos E.
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Diphtheria Outbreak in Amerindian Communities, Wonken, Venezuela, 2016–2017
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title_sort diphtheria outbreak in amerindian communities, wonken, venezuela, 2016–2017
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038745/
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