Diphtheria Outbreaks in Schools in Central Highland Districts, Vietnam, 2015–2018
Noriko Kitamura, Thao T.T. Le, Lien T. Le, Luong D. Nguyen, Anh T. Dao, Thanh T. Hoang, Keisuke Yoshihara, Makiko Iijima, Tran M. The, Hung M. Do, Huy X. Le, Hung T. Do, Anh D. Dang, Mai Q. Vien, and Lay-Myint Yoshida
Author affiliations: Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan (N. Kitamura, K. Yoshihara, L.-M. Yoshida); Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang, Nha Trang, Vietnam (T.T.T. Le, L.T. Le, L.D. Nguyen, A.T. Dao, T.T. Hoang, T.M. The, H.M. Do, H.X. Le, H.T. Do, M.Q. Vien); World Health Organization Representative Office for Vietnam, EPI, Hanoi, Vietnam (M. Iijima); National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi (A.D. Dang)
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Figure 1. A) Provinces where diphtheria cases were identified in Vietnam in 2010s. Diphtheria cases were reported from provinces (shaded) neighboring Laos or Cambodia. B) Laboratory-confirmed diphtheria cases in the central highland region of Quang Nam Province and Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, 2015–2018. Colored circles indicate separate outbreaks. Source: https://gadm.org/download_country_v3.html
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