Global Epidemiology of Diphtheria, 2000–2017

Global Epidemiology of Diphtheria, 2000–2017

In 2017, a total of 8,819 cases of diphtheria were reported worldwide, the most since 2004. However, recent diphtheria epidemiology has not been well described. We analyzed incidence data and data from the literature to describe diphtheria epidemiology. World Health Organization surveillance data we...

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Main Authors: Kristie E.N. Clarke, Adam MacNeil, Stephen Hadler, Colleen Scott, Tejpratap S.P. Tiwari, Thomas Cherian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
diphtheria
data quality
public health surveillance
global epidemiology
Corynebacterium diphtheria
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/19-0271_article

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