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Sun Apr 12

• Diphtheria: A "membrane " forms in throat. It is a coagulum of fibrin, leukocytes, cellular debris due to local cytotoxicity by the toxin.

Wed Apr 8

• WHO | Diphtheria in Afghanistan: As of 9 August 2003, WHO reported 50 cases, including 3 deaths ( case fatality rate, 6%), during 12 June and 2 August 2003 in a resettlement camp for internally displaced persons in Kandahar. Preliminary epidemiologica l data indicate that 74% of the cases were aged 5 to 14. Samples received by the Central Laboratory in Kabul confirm C.diptheriae. Further laboratory investigations are ongoing in Islamabad, Pakistan. A mass vaccination campaign targeting the entire population of the camp (c. 40,000) was launched on 2 August 2003. As of 7 August 2003, 7,544 individuals had received vaccine.
• Diphtheria in the Former Soviet Union: Reemergence of a Pandemic Disease: 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-establish ed childhood vaccination program; suboptimal socioeconomic conditions; and high population movement. The role of a change in the predominant circulating strains of Corynebacteriu m diphtheriae in this epidemic remains uncertain. Massive, well-coordinat ed international assistance and unprecedented efforts to vaccinate adults were needed to control the epidemic.
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Fri Mar 20

• 1925 serum run to Nome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: During the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the "Great Race of Mercy", 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs relayed diphtheria antitoxin 674 miles (1,085 km) by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska in a record-breakin g five and a half days, saving the small city of Nome and the surrounding communities from an incipient epidemic. Both the mushers and their dogs were portrayed as heroes in the newly popular medium of radio, and received headline coverage in newspapers across the United States. Balto, the lead sled dog on the final stretch into Nome, became the most famous canine celebrity of the era after Rin Tin Tin, and his statue is still one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City's Central Park.[citation needed] The publicity also helped spur an inoculation campaign in the U.S. that dramatically reduced the threat of the disease.
• Diphtheria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Diphtheria: The disease diphtheria is caused by the bacterium, Corynebacteriu m diphtheriae. Corynebacteria are Gram-positive, aerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria. They have the characteristic of forming irregular shaped, club-shaped or V-shaped arrangements in normal growth.
• Disease Listing, Diphtheria, Technical Information | CDC Bacterial, Mycotic Diseases

Fri Feb 27

• WHO World Health Organization: Immunization, Vaccines And Biologicals. Vaccine preventable diseases Vaccines monitoring system 2008 Global Summary Reference Time Series: MEASLES
• WHO World Health Organization: Immunization, Vaccines And Biologicals. Vaccine preventable diseases Vaccines monitoring system 2008 Global Summary Reference Time Series: DIPHTHERIA

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