In a follow-up to a report last week about the resurgence of
the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria, in Venezuela’s Bolivar state,
local media report some astounding information on how bad the situation has
become. In a Correo del Caroní report
Monday (computer translated), officials
now say that 22 children in three cities have died from diphtheria since it’s
reappearance. To date, it is broken down as follows: 14 in Sifontes municipality,
six in Caroni and two in Heres. The Ministry of Health and the Institute of
Public Health expanded the vaccination campaign in schools and health centers
in the region to curb the epidemic that Venezuela had eradicated two decades
ago. More… 
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Venezuela: Diphtheria kills 22 children in Bolivar state
In a follow-up to a report last week about the resurgence of
the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria, in Venezuela’s Bolivar state,
local media report some astounding information on how bad the situation has
become. In a Correo del Caroní report
Monday (computer translated), officials
now say that 22 children in three cities have died from diphtheria since it’s
reappearance. To date, it is broken down as follows: 14 in Sifontes municipality,
six in Caroni and two in Heres. The Ministry of Health and the Institute of
Public Health expanded the vaccination campaign in schools and health centers
in the region to curb the epidemic that Venezuela had eradicated two decades
ago. More… 
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