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Diphtheria concerns in India, Pakistan
Posted by Robert Herriman on November 4, 2014 // Leave Your Comment
While in the United States there were less than five cases of diphtheria reported to the CDC in the past decade, the disease continues to play a role globally. In 2011, 4,887 cases of diphtheria were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), but there are likely many more cases.
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Two countries are reporting serious situations with diphtheria in recent reports-India and Pakistan.
According to the Times of India, Fear has gripped villagers of Gothri in Laxmangarh area of Alwar district where nine children tested positive for diphtheria and six children died of whom four had diphtheria symptoms prompting many villagers to move from the area...
...In neighboring Pakistan, The News reports, where polio is a major problem, one pediatrician says ?diphtheria looms large as a bigger threat to our children?. ?During the last fortnight four cases of strongly suspected cases of diphtheria have been brought to my attention; two from Civil Hospital Karachi and two from a private hospital. All four children were not immunized and unfortunately succumbed to death...
It?s an alarming situation and requires drastic measures to control before it is too late...
Diphtheria concerns in India, Pakistan
Posted by Robert Herriman on November 4, 2014 // Leave Your Comment
While in the United States there were less than five cases of diphtheria reported to the CDC in the past decade, the disease continues to play a role globally. In 2011, 4,887 cases of diphtheria were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), but there are likely many more cases.
India-Pakistan map Image/The life of brian
Two countries are reporting serious situations with diphtheria in recent reports-India and Pakistan.
According to the Times of India, Fear has gripped villagers of Gothri in Laxmangarh area of Alwar district where nine children tested positive for diphtheria and six children died of whom four had diphtheria symptoms prompting many villagers to move from the area...
...In neighboring Pakistan, The News reports, where polio is a major problem, one pediatrician says ?diphtheria looms large as a bigger threat to our children?. ?During the last fortnight four cases of strongly suspected cases of diphtheria have been brought to my attention; two from Civil Hospital Karachi and two from a private hospital. All four children were not immunized and unfortunately succumbed to death...
It?s an alarming situation and requires drastic measures to control before it is too late...