Diphtheria remains endemic in developing countries, but there are limited published data on
the subject. Thailand's diphtheria surveillance data are relatively complete and may give a …

In the past, diphtheria was considered one of the most serious childhood diseases because
it took a heavy toll in health and life among preschool-aged children. Prior to the widespread …

Following the introduction of routine immunization with diphtheria toxoid in the 1940s and
1950s, diphtheria incidence declined dramatically in countries of the industrialized world. At …

Following the introduction of diphtheria toxoid in Thailand in 1978 and the acceleration of
vaccination efforts by the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), the incidence of …

Epidemic diphtheria reemerged in the republic of Georgia in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, 1405
cases were reported (28 in 1993, 312 in 1994, 429 in 1995, 348 in 1996, and 288 in 1997) …

Outbreaks of diphtheria used to occur regularly in Jordan, the last such outbreak being in
1977-78. Since that time, a massive immunization programme targeted at pre-school-age …

The incidence of diphtheria has declined in North America during the last fifty years until it is
now an uncommon disease. This general pattern is similar to that seen in other developed …

In 1991, Ukraine experienced a return of epidemic diphtheria after decades of control that
had resulted in< 40 sporadic cases reported every year. Increased incidence was first …

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 …

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