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Risk factors for diphtheria outbreak in children aged 1-10 years in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2018
Background: Diphtheria remains a health problem, especially in developing countries. In November 2017, the Indonesian Ministry of Health stated that there was a diphtheria outbreak in Indonesia.
Iwan Muhamad Ramdan, Rahmi Susanti, Riza Hayati Ifroh, Reny Noviasty   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Tetanus and Diphtheria Seroprotection among Children Younger Than 15 Years in Nigeria, 2018: Who Are the Unprotected Children?

Vaccines, 2023
Serological surveys provide an objective biological measure of population immunity, and tetanus serological surveys can also assess vaccination coverage.
R. Tohme, Heather M. Scobie, O. Okunromade, Temitope Olaleye, F. Shuaib, T. Jegede, Ridwan Yahaya, Ndodo Nnaemeka, B. Lawal, A. Egwuenu, Nishanth Parameswaran, G. Cooley, Qian An, Melissa M. Coughlin, Bassey Okposen, I. Adetifa, O. Bolu, C. Ihekweazu   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New Corynebacterium Species with the Potential to Produce Diphtheria Toxin

Pathogens, 2022
Only three Corynebacterium species are known to produce a lethal exotoxin called diphtheria toxin. These are C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis.
Marta Prygiel, M. Polak, E. Mosiej, Karol Wdowiak, Kamila Formińska, A. Zasada   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ongoing toxin-positive diphtheria outbreaks in a federal asylum centre in Switzerland, analysis July to September 2022

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2022
Two diphtheria outbreaks occurred in a Swiss asylum center from July to October 2022, one is still ongoing. Outbreaks mainly involved minors and included six symptomatic respiratory diphtheria cases requiring antitoxin.
Jacob Kofler, A. Ramette, P. Iseli, Lea Stauber, Jens Fichtner, S. Droz, Annina Zihler Berner, Anna Bettina Meier, Michelle Begert, Sabine Negri, Anne Jachmann, P. Keller, C. Staehelin, Barbara Grützmacher   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiological, clinical, and public health response characteristics of a large outbreak of diphtheria among the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017 to 2019: A retrospective study

PLoS Medicine, 2021
Background Unrest in Myanmar in August 2017 resulted in the movement of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. A large outbreak of diphtheria subsequently began in this population.
J. Polonsky, M. Ivey, Khadimul Anam Mazhar, Z. Rahman, O. le Polain de Waroux, B. Karo, K. Jalava, S. Vong, A. Baidjoe, Janet Diaz, F. Finger, Z. H. Habib, Charles Erik Halder, C. Haskew, L. Kaiser, Ali S Khan, L. Sangal, T. Shirin, Q. Zaki, A. Salam, Kate White   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effect of Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular-Pertussis Immunization During Pregnancy on Infant Antibody Responses: Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Background Immunization with tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in pregnancy is increasingly recommended. We determined the effect of Tdap immunization in pregnancy on infants’ vaccine responses.
B. Abu-Raya, K. Maertens, F. Muñoz, Petra Zimmermann, N. Curtis, S. Halperin, N. Rots, D. Barug, B. Holder, B. Kampmann, E. Leuridan, M. Sadarangani   +11 more
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Safety and Immunogenicity of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Vaccine When Coadministered With a Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in infants is an unmet vaccine need, and maternal immunization is a potential strategy to address this need.
James T Peterson, A. Zareba, D. Fitz-Patrick, B. Essink, D. Scott, K. Swanson, Dhawal Chelani, D. Radley, David Cooper, K. Jansen, P. Dormitzer, W. Gruber, A. Gurtman   +12 more
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Waning immunity after receipt of Pertussis, Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio-related vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
DTP-containing (pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus) combined with polio vaccines are recommended by WHO as part of routine immunization programs. The decline of immunity after vaccination has been considered as a possible reason for the re-emergence of ...
Huizhi Gao, E. Lau, B. Cowling
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assay of Diphtheria Vaccine Potency by Intradermal Challenge Test

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2023
Relevance. Modern identifying potency (immunogenicity) of diphtheria toxoid tests are based on determining immunized animals resistance for administration challenge toxin or evaluation of protective antibodies level in serum.
E. I. Komarovskaya, О. V. Perelygyna
doaj   +1 more source

Diphtheria outbreak in Jakarta and Tangerang, Indonesia: Epidemiological and clinical predictor factors for death

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background In 2017, a diphtheria outbreak occurred in several provinces in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of mortality outcome of pediatric patients with clinical diphtheria. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted
E. Arguni, M. Karyanti, H. I. Satari, S. Hadinegoro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source