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Volume 24, Number 7—July 2018
Dispatch

Diphtheria Outbreak in Amerindian Communities, Wonken, Venezuela, 2016–2017

Adriana Lodeiro-Colatosti, Udo Reischl, Thomas Holzmann, Carlos E. Hernández-Pereira, Alejandro Rísquez, and Alberto E. Paniz-MondolfiComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Instituto de Salud Pública del Estado Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela (A. Lodeiro-Colatosti); Infectious Diseases Research Incubator, Barquisimeto, Venezuela (A. Lodeiro-Colatosti, C.E. Hernández-Pereira); Zoonosis and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto (A. Lodeiro-Colatosti, C.E. Hernández-Pereira); University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (U. Reischl, T. Holzmann); Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto (C.E. Hernández-Pereira); Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela (A. Rísquez); Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas IDB, Cabudare, Venezuela (A.E. Paniz-Mondolfi); Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales, Caracas (A.E. Paniz-Mondolfi)

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Suspected and confirmed diphtheria cases and deaths, by state, Venezuela, 2016–2017. The highest number of cases occurred in the state where Amerindians reside (Bolivar, red). A) Number of suspected cases of diphtheria reported from week 28 of 2016 through week 24 of 2017, by state. B) Location of confirmed cases and deaths, Venezuela, 2017. The affected Amerindian communities reside in the area within the dotted line. Map obtained from d-maps (http://d-maps.com/carte.php?num_car=4080&lang=e

Figure 2. Suspected and confirmed diphtheria cases and deaths, by state, Venezuela, 2016–2017. The highest number of cases occurred in the state where Amerindians reside (Bolivar, red). A) Number of suspected cases of diphtheria reported from week 28 of 2016 through week 24 of 2017, by state. B) Location of confirmed cases and deaths, Venezuela, 2017. The affected Amerindian communities reside in the area within the dotted line. Map obtained from d-maps (http://d-maps.com/carte.php?num_car=4080&lang=es).

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