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Pennsylvania man's death from diphtheria underscores the importance of vaccination for international travelers
Source: IAC Express #435, January 8, 2004
www.immunize.org/reports/report063.asp

A death from diphtheria
Source: IAC Express #148, March 15, 2000
www.immunize.org/reports/report026.asp

Diphtheria acquired by U.S. citizens in the Russian Federation and Ukraine -- 1994
Source: MMWR, March 31, 1995
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00036675.htm

 

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