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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Pakistan: (PB) fatal

Diphtheria -- PakistanDuring the past 2 weeks, 5 children including 2 siblings, died of reported diphtheria in an outbreak in village Kul [Kasur district, Lahore Division, Punjab], while 12 more are fighting for their lives in Children Hospital Lahore.Talking to media, the residents of Kul Village said that 5 children -- 7, 5, 8, 9, and 3 [years of age] -- died of the infectious disease diphtheria. They expressed concerns over the unexpected outbreak of the disease in the village, which devoured Read more [...]