Diphtérie respiratoire mortelle chez une personne en visite au Canada

Cholewa, Scott; Karachiwalla, Fareen; Wilson, Sarah E.; Nadarajah, Jeya; Kus, Julianne V.

doi:10.1503/cmaj.200707-f

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“…Diphtheria, which can take various forms, is accompanied by a wide range of clinical manifestations. It is categorized according to the site of infection (skin or respiratory infection) and the production of toxins: C. diphtheriae or not: Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis [10] . The most common type of diphtheria is classic respiratory diphtheria, where the exotoxin typically produced causes pseudo-membrane formation in the upper airways and damages other organs, usually the myocardium and peripheral nerves [11] .…”

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The recent outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria is a public health concern for all

Oduoye,

Musa,

Tunde

et al. 2023

International Journal of Surgery: Global Health

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The recent outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria, despite mass vaccination coverage with the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine in the country, has posed a public health concern for all Nigerians and the world at large. Recently, sporadic cases of diphtheria in Nigeria have been reported in more than 6 states in the country. Suspected and confirmed individuals with diphtheria in these states have developed severe complications, including the loss of lives as a result of the disease. This has caused panic for the majority of Nigerians and the international communities, as they feared that another epidemic of diphtheria could be on its way. Different factors, such as reduced awareness and campaigns on diphtheria, low socioeconomic status, inadequate income, inaccessibility to vaccination, war and displacement, and ineffective monitoring of the immunization schedule, as well as the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, could explain the recent sporadic outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria. This is a wide gap in knowledge about diphtheria in Nigeria that needs to be filled appropriately. As such, we recommend swift public health actions to be taken by the Nigerian government for quick health interventions for diphtheria to mitigate the current outbreak and future spread of the infection in Nigeria.

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Section: Clinical Manifestations Of Diphtheriamentioning

confidence: 99%