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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Americas: PAHO epidemiological update

Diphtheria -- Worldwide/UnknownIn 2017, 4 countries in the Region of the Americas -- Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela -- reported confirmed diphtheria cases. In 2018 as of epidemiological week (EW) 14 of 2018, 4 countries in the Region -- Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela -- have reported suspected and confirmed diphtheria cases.The following is a summary of the situation in each country with reported suspected and confirmed cases in 2018.In Brazil Read more [...]