Diphtheria in Eastern Nepal.

Emerging Infectious Diseases | March 1, 1999| | Copyright

To the Editor: Diphtheria, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, was a major childhood killer until the advent of the Expanded Program on Immunization when diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT) vaccination was greatly increased; diphtheria gradually declined in many countries. We report two cases of diphtheria identified at the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Hospital, Dharan, Nepal.

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