Diphtheria -- Belgium
An unvaccinated young child in Antwerp, Belgium died from diphtheria last week, according to Belgian health officials on Thu 17 Mar 2016.
The 3 year old girl presented with symptoms on 6 Mar 2016 and was admitted to intensive care 5 days later. The diagnosis with diphtheria was made on 15 Mar 2016. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands supplied the diphtheria antitoxin on 16 Mar 2016, but the child died on the following day.
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