Diphtheria death report in unvaccinated child in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Malaysian health officials are reporting the first diphtheria case on 2019 in the 2-year-old child from Johor Bahru. The child presented with fever, cough and swelling tonsils on February 16, 2019. The child was taken to the hospital emergency unit on 18 February 2019 in poor condition and was admitted to the pediatric neurologic treatment unit for respiratory ["]

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