Venezuela: Diphtheria kills 22 children in Bolivar state
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1X3H7)
In a follow-up to a report last week about the resurgence of the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria, in Venezuela's Bolivar state, local media report some astounding information on how bad the situation has become. In a Correo del Caroni report Monday (computer translated), officials now say that 22 children in three cities have died from diphtheria ["]