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Abstract
Despite high levels of vaccination coverage against diphtheria, an ongoing outbreak of diphtheria has affected parts of the Russian Federation since 1990; as of August 31, 1993, 12,865 cases had been reported. This report summarizes epidemiologic information about this outbreak for January 1990-August 1993, and is based on reports from public health officials in the Russian Federation.Mesh:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8413174
Source DB: PubMed Journal: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep ISSN: 0149-2195 Impact factor: 17.586