Diphtheria outbreak at the University Hospital of Maracaibo in Venezuela
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#2TQS9)
The right wing of the 8th floor of the University Hospital of Maracaibo (HUM) has been closed and isolated with 17 employee/patients with suspected or confirmed diphtheria, according to a El Pitazo report (computer translated). Outside of the 8th floor, 485 employees had been vaccinated against the disease on Tuesday.The hospital remains on alert as the contagion ["]
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