Diphtheria — Venezuela
The right wing of the 8th floor of the University Hospital of Maracaibo (HUM) was closed and there are 17 cases of confirmed and suspected cases of diphtheria in Maracaibo. In hospital’s area of outpatient consultation, 485 employees were vaccinated on [Tue 20 Jun 2017] and remain on alert for the implications and how fast the contagion has spread.
Although the majority of confirmed and suspected cases are on the 8th floor, patients are also said to be in floors 6 and 7 and they will be
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