Fatal Case of Diphtheria and Risk for Reemergence, Singapore

We report a fatal autochthonous diphtheria case in a migrant worker in Singapore. This case highlights the risk for individual cases in undervaccinated subpopulations, despite high vaccination coverage in the general population. Prompt implementation of public health measures and maintaining immuniz...

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Autores principales: Lai, Yingqi, Purnima, Parthasarathy, Ho, Marc, Ang, Michelle, Deepak, Rama N., Chew, Ka Lip, Vasoo, Shawn, Capulong, Dimatatac F., Lee, Vernon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334727
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180198

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334727
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180198

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