The epidemic of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union
has drawn attention to our incomplete understanding of the epidemiology of diphtheria …

Adverse reactions to routine vaccines are obstacles to the mass vaccination campaigns.
Though the absolute safety of any injectable vaccine cannot be guaranteed, the adverse …

Seven countries in Western Europe collected large, representative serum banks across the
entire age range and tested them for diphtheria anti-toxin (sample size ranged from 2991 to …

Mass vaccination can change the epidemiological dynamics of infectious diseases. It may
result in a limited persistence of natural and vaccine-induced immunity and a higher mean …

The immunogenicity and reactogenicity of the tetanus–diphtheria adult type vaccine was
compared in two groups: group I (n= 201, 18–30 years old, presumably vaccinated with the …

The massive diphtheria epidemic in the former Soviet Union provides important lessons for
all diphtheria immunization programs: It is important to achieve a high level of childhood …

Recent outbreaks of diphtheria have drawn attention to the re-emergence of this disease.
This study investigated susceptibility to diphtheria in north-east Germany and its relationship …

The effect of a single booster injection of an adult formulation of a combined diphtheria–
tetanus vaccine (Td) on diphtheria-specific immunity was evaluated. The booster injection …

Immunity to diphtheria was assessed in serum samples obtained from 3111 healthy Italian
males and females aged 0–84 years. Diphtheria antitoxin was tested using a double …

A polycentric study was carried out between 1993 and 1995 in order to evaluate diphtheria
immunity on a representative sample of population from different areas of Italy. To determine …