Malaysia diphtheria case count now 27
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1RFK6)
A child from Malaysia's Selangor state has been diagnosed with the serious vaccine preventable disease, diphtheria, bringing the case tally in the country to 27. Local media reports that the 3-year-old child had not been immunized against diphtheria, as the family practiced homeopathy treatment. Malaysia health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, "This child started experiencing ["]