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Diphtheria

Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by the toxin produced by a bacterium named Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The disease affects the throat and the tonsils which is the commonest form of the disease, while the other forms include skin infections.

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 Control of diphtheria, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B field guide, 2005

  

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WHO position paper on diphtheria vaccine

Available prequalified diptheria vaccine

Immunological basis for diphtheria vaccine

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