title: [A report of an outbreak of diphtheria in Anshan area].
abstract: This paper reports an outbreak of diphtheria and the result of appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures in Anshan area from Dec. 1984 to Dec. 1987. This epidemic of diphtheria occurred mainly in a camp of reform though labour organization and in a spring sanatorium among a population of young adult people with higher level of antibodies. It was proved that the special infection origin was a strain of nontoxic diphtheria bacilli. After a combined management including of injection of a refined diphtheria toxoid and an environment disinfection, the incidence of the disease dropped markedly.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged