Preventing the preventable through effective surveillance: the case of diphtheria in a rural district of Maharashtra, India

Epidemic diphtheria is still poorly understood and continues to challenge both developing and developed countries. In the backdrop of poor immunization coverage, non-existent adult boosters, weak case based surveillance and persistence of multiple foci, there is a heightened risk of re-emergence of...

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Hauptverfasser: Phalkey, Revati (VerfasserIn) , Bhosale, Rajesh V. (VerfasserIn) , Joshi, Abhijeet P. (VerfasserIn) , Wakchoure, Sushil S. (VerfasserIn) , Tambe, Muralidhar P. (VerfasserIn) , Awate, Pradip (VerfasserIn) , Marx, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 8 April 2013
In: BMC public health
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 13, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-13-317
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-317
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Verfasserangaben:Revati K. Phalkey, Rajesh V. Bhosale, Abhijeet P. Joshi, Sushil S. Wakchoure, Muralidhar P. Tambe, Pradip Awate and Michael Marx
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Zusammenfassung:Epidemic diphtheria is still poorly understood and continues to challenge both developing and developed countries. In the backdrop of poor immunization coverage, non-existent adult boosters, weak case based surveillance and persistence of multiple foci, there is a heightened risk of re-emergence of the disease in epidemic forms in India. Investigating each outbreak to understand the epidemiology of the disease and its current status in the country is therefore necessary. Dhule a predominantly tribal and rural district in Northern Maharashtra has consistently recorded low vaccination coverages alongside sporaidic cases of diphtheria over the last years.
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-13-317