Imported Toxin-Producing Cutaneous Diphtheria --- Minnesota, Washington, and New Mexico, 2015--2018

From September 2015 to March 2018, CDC confirmed four cases of cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae in patients from Minnesota (two), Washington (one), and New Mexico (one).
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Category: American Health Tags: Diphtheria MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news