Venezuela: 22 states and Capital district report diphtheria cases since 2017
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#3W3WK)
The diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela that began in July 2016 continues. 1,904 suspected diphtheria cases reported, including 164 deaths: 324 cases and 17 deaths in 2016, 1,040 cases and 103 deaths in 2017, and 540 cases and 44 deaths through the halfway mark of 2018. Of note, in 2016, cases were reported in 5 states (Anzoitegui, ["]
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