Volume 4, Number 4—December 1998

Perspective

Diphtheria in the Former Soviet Union: Reemergence of a Pandemic Disease

Charles R. Vitek  and Melinda Wharton

Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Figure 4. Diphtheria cases in the Russian Federation, 1992–96. 1994 = 39,582; 1995 = 35,652 (-10%); 1996 = 13,604 (-62%).

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