Resurgence of Diphtheria in North Kerala, India, 2016: Laboratory Supported Case-Based Surveillance Outcomes

Resurgence of Diphtheria in North Kerala, India, 2016: Laboratory Supported Case-Based Surveillance Outcomes

IntroductionAs part of national program, laboratory supported vaccine preventable diseases surveillance was initiated in Kerala in 2015. Mechanisms have been strengthened for case investigation, reporting, and data management. Specimens collected and sent to state and reference laboratories for conf...

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Main Authors: Lucky Sangal, Sudhir Joshi, Shalini Anandan, Veeraraghavan Balaji, Jaichand Johnson, Asish Satapathy, Pradeep Haldar, Ramesh Rayru, Srinath Ramamurthy, Asha Raghavan, Pankaj Bhatnagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
vaccine preventable diseases
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
outbreak
molecular surveillance
multi-locus sequence typing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00218/full

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