Control of diphtheria: guidance for consultants in communicable disease control
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242 VOL 2 NO 4 DECEMBER 1999 Introduction Current guidelines for the management of diphtheria in Europe were prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region in response to the re-emergence of diphtheria in the former Soviet Union1. A recent incident in London, in which a laboratory diagnosed a case of diphtheria in error and caused a false alarm2, led us to review the guidelines and revise them to apply more specifically to circumstances in England and Wales. The aim of these guidelines is to present the rationale and recommendations for control of diphtheria in England and Wales. They cover four main topics:
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Control of diphtheria: guidance for consultants in communicable disease control. World Health Organization.
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