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Title: | An epidemiological study of the 1978 outbreak of diphtheria in Khartoum province |
Author: | Salih, Mustafa Abdalla M. |
Year: | 1985 |
Periodical: | Journal of Tropical Pediatrics |
Volume: | 31 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 8-12 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Sudan |
Subject: | diphtheria |
External link: | http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/1/8 |
Abstract: | During the year 1978, an outbreak of diphtheria occurred in Khartoum Province with peak incidence in September and October. This paper describes the public health measures that were taken to control the outbreak including carrier identification and management. It also discusses some of the difficulties that face such measures in a developing country. Fig., ref., sum., tab. |