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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Americas (02): PAHO/WHO epidemiological update

Diphtheria -- ColombiaBetween epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 18 of 2018 [1 Jan-4 May 2018], 3 countries in the Region of the Americas -- Colombia, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela -- have reported confirmed diphtheria cases; while in 2017, 4 countries in the Region -- Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Venezuela -- had reported confirmed diphtheria cases.The following is a summary of the situation in each country with reported confirmed cases in 2018:In Colombia, 2 confirmed Read more [...]