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Case Reports
. 2011 Dec;43(11-12):986-9.
doi: 10.3109/00365548.2011.600326. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Diphtheria outbreak in Norway: lessons learned

Inge Rasmussen  1 , Sean Wallace, Anne Torunn Mengshoel, E Arne Høiby, Petter Brandtzæg
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Diphtheria outbreak in Norway: lessons learned

Inge Rasmussen et al. Scand J Infect Dis. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

We describe an outbreak of diphtheria in Norway that occurred in 2008 and affected 3 unvaccinated family members. The epidemic caught the public health system off-guard on most levels; the diagnosis was distrusted due to its rarity, no diphtheria anti-toxin was available, and notification procedures were not rigorously followed.

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