Indonesia reports 42 percent increase in diphtheria in 2017
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#3ABR2)
Indonesian health officials have reported a substantial increase in diphtheria cases in 2017, calling it an "extraordinary event". According to Director General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health Muhammad Subuh, 593 diphtheria cases have been reported from 95 cities in 20 provinces of the country, including 32 fatalities. This is a ["]
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