Background Tajikistan had a major diphtheria outbreak (∼ 10,000 cases) in the 1990s,
which was controlled after nationwide immunization campaigns with diphtheria-tetanus …

Diphtheria and tetanus could lead to serious morbidity. We aimed to evaluate immunity
levels by measuring specific IgG antibodies for diphtheria and tetanus in serum samples …

Background The drastic decline of Ukraine's immunization coverage since 2009 led to
concerns about potential resurgence diphtheria and tetanus, along with other vaccine …

An age distribution shift in diphtheria cases during a 2012 outbreak in northeastern of
Thailand suggests adults are increasingly at risk for infection in Thailand. Data regarding …

Background Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease. When vaccination coverage and
population immunity are low, outbreaks can occur. We investigated a diphtheria outbreak in …

From 1999 to 2004, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vie Nam reported 401 clinically suspected
and 90 laboratory-confirmed diphtheria. To identify risk factors, a matched case–control …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence and correlates of diphtheria and
tetanus in Edirne, Turkey. Tetanus and diphtheria antitoxin levels were determined by …

Background Diphtheria was one of the leading causes of childhood death in the pre-vaccine
era1. However, after the diphtheria toxoid vaccine was invented in 1923, and subsequently …

Abstract The Kyrgyz Republic experienced a widespread diphtheria epidemic during 1994–
1998. National diphtheria surveillance and vaccination coverage information were used to …

Abstract In 2017, a total of 8,819 cases of diphtheria were reported worldwide, the most
since 2004. However, recent diphtheria epidemiology has not been well described. We …