Diphtheria--the continuing hazard.
An unimmunized schoolchild with no history of foreign travel developed severe diphtheria. Epidemiological investigations led to the discovery of a child in the same class with cutaneous diphtheria who had just returned from Bangladesh; this highlights the importance of swabbing all skin lesions acquired in endemic areas during any outbreak investigation.
Bowler
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Regional Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Monsall Hospital, Manchester.
Mandal
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Schlecht
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Riordan
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D002648:Child; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000635:transmission*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel