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Diphtheria in the Former Soviet Union: Reemergence of a Pandemic Disease
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The massive reemergence of diphtheria in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union marked the first large-scale diphtheria epidemic in industrialized countries in 3 decades. Factors contributing to the epidemic included a large population of susceptible adults; decreased childhood immunization, which compromised what had been a well-established childhood vaccination program; suboptimal socioeconomic conditions; and high population movement. The role of a change in the predominant circulating strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in this epidemic remains uncertain. Massive, well-coordinated international assistance and unprecedented efforts to vaccinate adults were needed to control the epidemic.
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- Authors
- Vitek, C. R., & Wharton, M.
- Venue
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 1998-12
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 539-550
- ISSN
- 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
- 1080-6059
- OpenAlex
- W2110299699
- Cited by
- 263
- References
- 15
- FWCI
- 7.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
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