1. Fatal Case of Diphtheria and Risk for Reemergence, Singapore.
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Yingqi Lai, Purnima, Parthasarathy, Ho, Marc, Ang, Michelle, Deepak, Rama N., Ka Lip Chew, Vasoo, Shawn, Capulong, Dimatatac F., Lee, Vernon, Lai, Yingqi, and Chew, Ka Lip
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DIPHTHERIA ,MIGRANT labor ,IMMUNIZATION ,RESPIRATORY infections ,CORYNEBACTERIUM diphtheriae ,COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis ,PREVENTION of communicable diseases ,COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology ,BACTERIAL vaccines ,DISEASE complications ,BIOLOGICAL evolution ,GRAM-positive bacteria ,PUBLIC health ,PUBLIC health surveillance ,TRAVEL ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,CONTACT tracing ,INFECTIOUS disease transmission - Abstract
We report a fatal autochthonous diphtheria case in a migrant worker in Singapore. This case highlights the risk for individual cases in undervaccinated subpopulations, despite high vaccination coverage in the general population. Prompt implementation of public health measures and maintaining immunization coverage are critical to prevent reemergence of diphtheria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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