Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018

During 2015–2018, seven schools in rural Vietnam experienced diphtheria outbreaks. Multilocus sequence types were the same within schools but differed between schools. Low vaccine coverage and crowded dormitories might have contributed to the outbreaks. Authorities should consider administering rout...

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Autores principales: Kitamura, Noriko, Le, Thao T.T., Le, Lien T., Nguyen, Luong D., Dao, Anh T., Hoang, Thanh T., Yoshihara, Keisuke, Iijima, Makiko, The, Tran M., Do, Hung M., Le, Huy X., Do, Hung T., Dang, Anh D., Vien, Mai Q., Yoshida, Lay-Myint
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32091368
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191027
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Sumario:During 2015–2018, seven schools in rural Vietnam experienced diphtheria outbreaks. Multilocus sequence types were the same within schools but differed between schools. Low vaccine coverage and crowded dormitories might have contributed to the outbreaks. Authorities should consider administering routine vaccinations and booster doses for students entering the school system.

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