Fatal Case of Diphtheria and Risk for Reemergence, Singapore

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lai, Yingqi ; Purnima, Parthasarathy ; Ho, Marc ; Ang, Michelle ; Deepak, Rama N. ; Chew, Ka Lip ; Vasoo, Shawn ; Capulong, Dimatatac F. ; Lee, Vernon
• Description:
  We report a fatal autochthonous diphtheria case in a migrant worker in Singapore. This case highlights the risk for individual cases in undervaccinated subpopulations, despite high vaccination coverage in the general population. Prompt implementation of public health measures and maintaining immunization coverage are critical to prevent reemergence of diphtheria.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Contact Tracing Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Diphtheria Dispatch Fatal Case Of Diphtheria And Risk For Reemergence, Singapore Public Health Reemergence Toxigenic Transients And Migrants Vaccines

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(11):2084-2086
• Pubmed ID:
  30334727
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6199979
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Singapore
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:639aa7f61f3f1f2b921261d558400325c91f940ff43b6831356fb675208bf779
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60386/cdc_60386_DS1.pdf
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