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Emerg Infect Dis
; 27(3): 953-956, 2021 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33622492
ABSTRACT
We report a diphtheria outbreak mostly among children (median 12 years; range 4-26 years) of a religious minority in urban India. Case-fatality rate (15%, 19/124) was higher among unimmunized patients (relative risk 4.1, 95% CI 1.5-11.7). We recommend mandating and integrating immunization into school health programs to prevent reemergence.
