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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Americas (04): PAHO, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Haiti, vacc. lapse

Diphtheria -- BrazilIn 2021, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 24 [13-19 Jun 2021], 3 countries have reported confirmed cases of diphtheria: Brazil with one (1) confirmed case, the Dominican Republic with 13 confirmed cases including 10 deaths, and Haiti with 12 confirmed cases including 2 deaths.In recent years and mainly during the pandemic due to COVID-19, Latin America has experienced a decline in coverage of the 3rd dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (DTP3) among Read more [...]