Title |
Preventing the preventable through effective surveillance: the case of diphtheria in a rural district of Maharashtra, India
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-317 |
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Authors |
Revati K Phalkey, Rajesh V Bhosale, Abhijeet P Joshi, Sushil S Wakchoure, Muralidhar P Tambe, Pradip Awate, Michael Marx |
Abstract |
Epidemic diphtheria is still poorly understood and continues to challenge both developing and developed countries. In the backdrop of poor immunization coverage, non-existent adult boosters, weak case based surveillance and persistence of multiple foci, there is a heightened risk of re-emergence of the disease in epidemic forms in India. Investigating each outbreak to understand the epidemiology of the disease and its current status in the country is therefore necessary. Dhule a predominantly tribal and rural district in Northern Maharashtra has consistently recorded low vaccination coverages alongside sporaidic cases of diphtheria over the last years. |
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Researcher | 12 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
Other | 8 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 8% |
Other | 24 | 24% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
Psychology | 4 | 4% |
Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
Other | 18 | 18% |
Unknown | 29 | 28% |