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Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(3): 596-600, 2020 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32091368
ABSTRACT
During 2015-2018, seven schools in rural Vietnam experienced diphtheria outbreaks. Multilocus sequence types were the same within schools but differed between schools. Low vaccine coverage and crowded dormitories might have contributed to the outbreaks. Authorities should consider administering routine vaccinations and booster doses for students entering the school system.
Subject(s)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae/isolation & purification , Diphtheria/epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Schools , Adolescent , Child , Child Health Services , Child, Preschool , Corynebacterium diphtheriae/genetics , Demography , Diphtheria/etiology , Diphtheria/prevention & control , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Multilocus Sequence Typing , Vaccination , Vietnam/epidemiology , Young Adult
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Western Pac Surveill Response J
; 9(2): 1-3, 2018.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30057851
ABSTRACT
The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
