Diphtheria in a Swiss Asylum Seeker Reception Centre: Outbreak Investigation and Evaluation of Testing and Vaccination Strategies

Objectives: To describe a suspected diphtheria outbreak in a Swiss asylum seeker reception centre, and to analyse its management response regarding testing and vaccination.Methods: We retrospectively analysed clinical, microbiology, and case management data of all asylum seekers tested for C. diphth...

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Main Authors: Lisa Brockhaus, Pascal Urwyler, Ulrike Leutwyler, Eva Würfel, Malte Kohns Vasconcelos, Daniel Goldenberger, Peter Michael Keller, Sarah Tschudin Sutter, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606791/full