Diphtheria -- Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on [Sat 12 May 2018] that the diphtheria outbreak has killed at least 91 people in war-torn Yemen since late October [2017].
A total of 1725 suspected cases of diphtheria have been recorded in 20 of Yemen's 23 provinces, compared to 1516 suspected diphtheria cases with 84 associated deaths reported on [3 Apr 2018].
Also in the day, a UN-backed national campaign for immunizing children against diphtheria was launched.
In March [2018], the WHO,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5797347&promed&0
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