Diphtheria surveillance

Karen S. Wagner; Katherina Zakikhany; Joanne White; Gayatri Amirthalingam; Natasha S. Crowcroft; Androulla Efstratiou

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7624-1_10

Diphtheria surveillance

Karen S. Wagner, Katherina Zakikhany, Joanne White, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Natasha S. Crowcroft, Androulla Efstratiou^*

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Abstract

Diphtheria is uncommon in developed countries but when cases do arise they are often severe with high mortality. This disease has demonstrated its potential to re-emerge to epidemic proportions in areas where it was previously thought to be under control. Ongoing monitoring and surveillance is therefore essential and in general follows the principles of surveillance utilised for most other vaccine preventable infections, but with some specific adaptations relevant to a disease that is close to elimination. Surveillance across countries and regions is complicated by a number of factors including the use of different case definitions and the variation in laboratory policy and expertise. International networks have been valuable in improving knowledge and skills in this area.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Related Toxigenic Species
Subtitle of host publication	Genomics, Pathogenicity and Applications
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	207-224
Number of pages	18
Volume	9789400776241
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400776241
ISBN (Print)	9400776233, 9789400776234
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7624-1_10
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2014

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Keywords

Case definitions
Diphtheria
Epidemiology
Monitoring
Surveillance

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Diphtheria surveillance

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