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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Myanmar: fatal

Diphtheria -- Myanmarhttp://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/yangon/20789-diphtheria-outbreak-claims-six-lives.htmlThe Ministry of Health [of Myanmar] has confirmed that 6 children have died from diphtheria in Yangon and Ayeyarwady regions this year [2016]. According to the Public Health Regional Report for diphtheria, a contagious bacterial disease, cases have been discovered in Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Magwe regions.U Than Tun Aung, deputy director of the public health department, told The Read more [...]