There is scant excuse for any child anywhere in the U.S. to contract diphtheria, let alone to die of it. Conquest of this disease is one of 20th century medicine’s most clear-cut triumphs ...

A 10-year-old boy has died from a diphtheria infection in a Berlin hospital, German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on Wednesday, saying the child had not had the well-established vaccination.

Diphtheria is a respiratory disease that can ... has been immunized because an immune mother passes antibodies to the baby across the placenta. The mother is immune if she has been immunized ...

Many German newspapers reported that a 10-year old boy who had contracted diphtheria has died after months of suffering in a Berlin hospital. The child had not been vaccinated. The boy had been ...

The high prevalence of diphtheria and the challenge of zero-dose immunisation have been identified as major factors contributing to Kano State’s alarming maternal and neonatal mortality rates.

They believe the recent diphtheria outbreak has once again highlighted the importance of timely vaccinations. An elderly woman died in the Riemvasmaak informal settlement in December due to a ...

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has confirmed five laboratory-diagnosed diphtheria cases among adults in the Cape Metro district, with one fatality. The department is conducting ...