Thursday, 15 August 2019

PRO/EDR> Diphtheria - India (02): (TN) fatal

Diphtheria -- India
In early July [2019], 2 children from Sathyamangalam in Tamil Nadu's Erode district succumbed to diphtheria. Around this time, several other cases of diphtheria were being reported from the state. The latest information shows that at least 50 people have been admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital with diphtheria.
Health officials in the state have begun stepping up measures to ensure that the spread of the disease is contained and that more people are vaccinated. The

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6624208&promed&0

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