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Recurrent diphtheria outbreaks in Nigeria: A review of the underlying factors and remedies

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2023
Introduction The introduction of the diphtheria−tetanus−pertussis (DTP) vaccine into childhood immunization programs resulted in its widespread elimination in high‐income countries. However, Nigeria is currently experiencing an outbreak.
Nasir Abdulrasheed, Lukman Lawal, Abdulazeez B. Mogaji, Ahmed O. Abdulkareem, Abdulrahman K. Shuaib, Sodiq G. Adeoti, Opeyemi P. Amosu, Abdulmujeeb O. Muhammad‐Olodo, Abdulwahab O. Lawal, Tawakalitu A. Jaji, Toufik Abdul‐Rahman   +10 more
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Rare manifestations of cutaneous diphtheria: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background This case report presents an exceptionally rare and atypical presentation of diphtheria in a 17-year-old female of Hausa ethnicity residing in an area with an elevated incidence within Kano State, Nigeria.
Salma Ali Suwaid, Aliyu Mustapha, Monika Ried, Ruqayyah Ali Muhammad, Aminu Shehu Liman, Salma Yusuf   +5 more
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Challenges of Diphtheria Toxin Detection [PDF]

Toxins
Diphtheria toxin (DT) is the main virulence factor of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis. Moreover, new Corynebacterium species with the potential to produce diphtheria toxin have also been described.
Marta Prygiel, Ewa Mosiej, Maciej Polak, Katarzyna Krysztopa-Grzybowska, Karol Wdowiak, Kamila Formińska, Aleksandra A. Zasada   +6 more
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Toxin-Producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans in Belgium [PDF]

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: Despite a significant reduction in diphtheria incidence and mortality due to vaccination, antitoxin therapy and antibiotic treatments, a concerning resurgence is occurring in Europe.
Zan Janssen, Helena Martini, Robin Vanstokstraeten, Kristof Vandoorslaer, Ingrid Wybo, Eveline Van Honacker, Denis Piérard   +6 more
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Diphtheria in Children- Clinical Profile of Cases during an Outbreak in Kerala, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Introduction: Diphtheria is an acute potentially fatal infectious disease caused by the toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Acute respiratory obstruction, toxic myocarditis and neurologic weakness are the most important complications of ...
Thekkile Gangadharan Sindhu, Madhava Vijayakumar, Peethambaran Geetha, Chandran Priya, Puduvail Moorkoth Anitha   +4 more
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Diphtheria: A case series from West Maharashtra, India

Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, 2022
Diphtheria is an acute infectious toxin mediated disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Effective vaccination has decreased the incidence of disease globally. However, despite of a full-fledged Universal Immunization Programme, the cases
Snehal Patil, Manoj Vedpathak, Sujata Dharmshale, Nasira Shaikh   +3 more
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Effect of acupuncture therapy on vaccine-induced immune response in d-galactose-induced aging rats

Heliyon, 2023
Objective: This study aimed to explore whether acupuncture and moxibustion can enhance the immune response by increasing the expression of the endogenous adjuvant HSP70 mRNA.
Jia Li, Fangyuan Liang, Ling Xiao, Wei Lu, Hua Wang   +4 more
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Cutaneous diphtheria complicated oncologic reconstruction surgery in osteosarcoma

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Diphtheria is an uncommon bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract. We described a surgical site infection in a young adolescent female on maintenance chemotherapy.
Babak Abdolkarimi, Ali Amanati, Gholamreza Bahoush Mehdiabadi   +2 more
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RECOMMENDATION OF DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN TO DIFFERENT SUSPECTS DURING THE DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAKS,LUMAJANG DISTRICT IN 2018

The Indonesian Journal of Public Health, 2020
The number of diphtheria suspects in Lumajang district was the second highest in East Java province during the diphtheria outbreaks in 2018. The number of diphtheria cases was more than 500% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Munif Arifin
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Urban mortality in Greece: Hermoupolis (1859–1940)

The Economic History Review, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 728-758, August 2023., 2023
Abstract The paper examines mortality patterns in the city of Hermoupolis, on the Greek island of Syros, from 1859 to 1940. It produces important new insights into Mediterranean urban historical demography and is the first comprehensive study of urban mortality in Greece, utilising the largest and one of the longest time series at the individual level ...
Michail Raftakis
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