Diphtheria
This is a vaccine preventable disease for which there is a national immunisation programme in the UK. Information on the disease and the vaccine is available on www.immunisation.nhs.uk. This website provides up-to-date statistics on disease incidence and vaccine coverage.
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- 09 May 2008: Death in a child infected with toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in London
- 08 May 2008:Death of a child infected with diphtheria in London - Press Releases
- November 2007: Further information about diphtheria and DIPNET (the diphtheria surveillance network) is now available at DIPNET