Diphtheria outbreak--Russian Federation, 1990-1993.
Despite high levels of vaccination coverage against diphtheria, an ongoing outbreak of diphtheria has affected parts of the Russian Federation since 1990; as of August 31, 1993, 12,865 cases had been reported. This report summarizes epidemiologic information about this outbreak for January 1990-August 1993, and is based on reports from public health officials in the Russian Federation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine