Diphtheria outbreak with high mortality in northeastern Nigeria

A diphtheria outbreak occurred from February to November 2011 in the village of Kimba and its surrounding settlements, in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. We conducted a retrospective outbreak investigation in Kimba village and the surrounding settlements to better describe the extent and clinical...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2014-04, Vol.142 (4), p.797-802
Main Authors: BESA, N.C., COLDIRON, M.E., BAKRI, A., RAJI, A., NSUAMI, M.J., ROUSSEAU, C., HURTADO, N., PORTEN, K.
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Adolescent
Antibiotics
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Child, Preschool
Diphtheria
Diphtheria - epidemiology
Diphtheria - mortality
Diphtheria toxoid
Diptheria pertussis tetanus vaccines
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Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Households
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Mortality rates
Nigeria - epidemiology
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Antibiotics
Antitoxins
Child
Child, Preschool
Diphtheria
Diphtheria - epidemiology
Diphtheria - mortality
Diphtheria toxoid
Diptheria pertussis tetanus vaccines
Disease outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
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Epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Households
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Mortality rates
Nigeria - epidemiology
Original Papers
Paediatric Infections
Penicillin
Population
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tonsillitis
Vaccines
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