Diphtheria in Bangladesh and Myanmar
An outbreak of diphtheria has been reported in Bangladesh among Royingya refugees from Myanmar – two countries which have experienced similar histories of disease incidence and vaccination uptake for several decades (see graph). [1,2]
References:
Berger S. Diphtheria: Global Status, 2017. 347 pages, 447 graphs, 533 references. Gideon e-books, https://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/disease/diphtheria-global-status/
Gideon e-Gideon multi-graph tool, https://www.gideononline.com/cases/multi-graphs/
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