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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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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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author 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
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Le, Thao T.T.
Le, Lien T.
Nguyen, Luong D.
Dao, Anh T.
Hoang, Thanh T.
Yoshihara, Keisuke
Iijima, Makiko
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Le, Huy X.
Do, Hung T.
Dang, Anh D.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-70458182020-03-07 Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018 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 Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7045818/ /pubmed/32091368 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191027 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 Dispatch
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
Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
title Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
title_full Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
title_fullStr Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
title_full_unstemmed Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
title_short Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
title_sort diphtheria outbreaks in schools in central highland districts, vietnam, 2015–2018
topic Dispatch
url 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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