Diphtheria -- India
A 15-year-old boy from Kerala's Malappuram district in southern India has died from diphtheria, according to multiple local media reports. All accounts say that the teen was unvaccinated against diphtheria.
He developed fever on 2 Jun 2016 and was admitted to the Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode on 6 Jun 2016. His condition worsened even though he was administered the anti-diphtheria serum and other drugs. The boy died at the MCH on Sat 18 Jun 2016 following multi-organ failure,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1UIDSmX
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