Friday, 7 September 2018

PRO/EDR> Diphtheria - Ukraine (02): low vaccination rate

Diphtheria -- Ukraine
[...] 4 cases of diphtheria have already been reported in Ukraine [in 2018]. Experts say this might be the beginning of a new outbreak, TSN reports.
Epidemiologists say measles is a smaller disaster, whereas the major one will begin with an outbreak of diphtheria: "Imagine we have only 19% of children of those born in 2016 protected from diphtheria. If there are cases, how [easily do] you think the disease will spread? It's only one year, and we have such 10 years."
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Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6012908&promed&0

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