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Toxigenic Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Disease Situational Report (Week 7 Of 2025)

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Between 1 January 2024 and 16 February 2025, 26 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 27 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae detected during contact tracing have been identified in South Africa. The majority of confirmed cases and carriers (94%, 50/53) were from the Western Cape, comprising 24 respiratory diphtheria cases and 26 asymptomatic carriers. The median age of cases of confirmed respiratory diphtheria was 28 years …
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Toxigenic Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Disease Situational Report (Week 7 Of 2025)

Between 1 January 2024 and 16 February 2025, 26 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 27 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae detected during contact tracing have been identified in South Africa. The majority of confirmed cases and carriers (94%, 50/53) were from the Western Cape, comprising 24 respiratory diphtheria cases and 26 asymptomatic carriers. The median age of cases of confirmed respiratory diphtheria was 28 years …

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NICD broke the news in on Friday, February 21, 2025.
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