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Diphtheria and the respiratory system: Lessons from 2015 Outbreak

  • Annamalai M
South African Respiratory Journal (2016) 22(2) 38
DOI: 10.7196/sarj.2016.v22i2.75
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Abstract

South Africa experienced a diphtheria outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal Province between March and August 2015. Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease caused by the toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

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Annamalai, M. (2016). Diphtheria and the respiratory system: Lessons from 2015 Outbreak. South African Respiratory Journal, 22(2), 38. https://doi.org/10.7196/sarj.2016.v22i2.75

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