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Europe suffers its largest diphtheria outbreak in 70 years

  • In 2022, the largest diphtheria outbreak in Western Europe in seven decades emerged primarily within migrant communities across several countries.
  • The epidemic resulted from contamination during migratory travel or in European reception settings, not from migrants' countries of origin.
  • In 2023, the outbreak extended to additional at-risk populations, with 123 confirmed cases documented across several European nations including Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
  • Since the beginning of 2022, Europe has experienced 536 reported cases and at least three fatalities, with the vast majority of those affected being young males—primarily recent migrants—having a median age of 18.
  • Experts emphasize strengthening surveillance, vaccination, and healthcare access for vulnerable populations, noting the importance of cross-border data sharing.
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The long-forgotten disease is back: Africa records the most severe diphtheria outbreak in history. In Germany, too, infections have increased to low NIveau.

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This highly contagious bacterial infection can attack the respiratory tract or the skin, with sometimes fatal forms. A study by the Institut Pasteur et Santé publique France reveals that migrants and homeless people are particularly affected.

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Europe suffers its largest diphtheria outbreak in 70 years

The largest diphtheria outbreak to strike Western Europe in 70 years has been affecting vulnerable people such as migrants and the homeless since 2022, new research said Wednesday.

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Medical Xpress broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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