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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Vitek, C. R. ; Wharton, M. ;
Vitek, C. R. ; Wharton, M. ; Less -
Description:
The massive reemergence of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union marked the first large-scale diphtheria epidemic in industrialized countries in 3 decades. Factors contributing to the epidemic included a large population of susceptible adults; decreased childhood immunization, which compromised what had been a well-established childhood vaccination program; suboptimal socioeconomic conditions; and high population movement. The role of a change in the predominant circulating strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in this epidemic remains uncertain. Massive, well-coordinated international assistance and unprecedented efforts to vaccinate adults were needed to control the epidemic.
Subject:
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Adult
Diphtheria
Humans

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 4(4):539-550. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
USSR ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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