Diphtheria -- Dominican Republic
In a follow-up on the diphtheria situation on the island of Hispaniola, the 2 countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic have now seen 23 total confirmed cases to date. The Dominican Republic with 12 confirmed cases including 9 deaths, and Haiti has seen 11 confirmed cases including 2 deaths.
Vaccination coverage for both countries is below where it needs to be: In Haiti, since 1980, DTP3 [3rd diphtheria- tetanus toxoid-pertussis] coverage has been less than 95%, with an average of 75%
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8371333&promed&0
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