#Diphteria, another deadly infectious disease that we have forgotten about, because we have effective #vaccines.
Antibiotic resistant diphtheria found in Europe.
"Diphtheria bacteria spread from person to person, usually through respiratory droplets" (
https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/about/causes-transmission.html )
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/diphtheria-strain-nhs-manston-case-b2239731.html
#diphteria
#antibioticresistance
#WearAMask
#WearAFknMask
#WearAFUCKINGMask
RT @ECDC_Outbreaks: A weekly sum up of the #epidemiology monitoring. Our latest #CDTR issue covers:
#WestNile virus infection,
#monkeypox
#COVID19
#cholera
#diphteria
#anthrax
#Vibrio growth
#Marburg virus disease
mass gatherings
#MERSCoV and #Poliovirus.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 July-6 August and includes updates on West Nile virus infection, monkeypox, COVID-19, cholera, diphteria, anthrax, Vibrio growth, Marburg virus disease, mass gatherings at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth games, MERS-CoV, and Poliovirus.