It’s a tragedy whenever a child dies needlessly of a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Sadly, that happens daily around the globe, due mainly to a raft of infectious diseases. One of ...

International action is needed to tackle a global shortage of medicine in Western nations which could hinder the ability of doctors to treat diphtheria, experts have warned. There has been a decline ...

In this handout photo released by MSF, Dr. Aminu, left, on a routine check up on patients at the diphtheria treatment centre of the Murtala muhammad specialist hospital in Kano, Nigeria, Monday, Aug.

THE importance of diphtheria has been reemphasized lately by experiences with the disease in foreign countries during the war and its aftermath and by slight but statistically significant increases in ...

A rare but serious infectious disease is making an unexpected comeback. Australia has reported a diphtheria outbreak in the Kimberley region, its first significant resurgence in over 50 years, ...

An international whole genome sequencing study has shown that diphtheria, an easily preventable but highly contagious potentially fatal upper respiratory tract infection by Corynebacterium diphtheriae ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease affecting mainly children. The primary immunization of three doses ...