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Venezuela: Diphtheria kills 22 children in Bolivar state
Posted by Robert Herriman on October 5, 2016 //
In a follow-up to a report last week about the resurgence of the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria, in Venezuela?s Bolivar state, local media report some astounding information on how bad the situation has become.
In a Correo del Caron? report Monday (computer translated), officials now say that 22 children in three cities have died from diphtheria since it?s reappearance. To date, it is broken down as follows: 14 in Sifontes municipality, six in Caroni and two in Heres...
Venezuela: Diphtheria kills 22 children in Bolivar state
Posted by Robert Herriman on October 5, 2016 //
In a follow-up to a report last week about the resurgence of the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria, in Venezuela?s Bolivar state, local media report some astounding information on how bad the situation has become.
In a Correo del Caron? report Monday (computer translated), officials now say that 22 children in three cities have died from diphtheria since it?s reappearance. To date, it is broken down as follows: 14 in Sifontes municipality, six in Caroni and two in Heres...
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