Between 29 December 2025 and 21 June 2026, 32 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, five probable cases and seven asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae have been identified in South Africa. The majority of confirmed cases (91%; 29/32) and all carriers were from the Western Cape, while two of the remaining confirmed cases (6%, 2/32) […]
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