Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (6 December 2019)
Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria (6 diciembre 2019)
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In 2019, Colombia, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases. In 2018, the same three countries reported confirmed cases. The following is a summary of the epidemiological situation reported by Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela. In Colombia, one confirmed case of diphtheria has been reported in 2019. The case is a 4-year-old Venezuelan national and resident of Cúcuta Municipality in Norte de Santander Department, with an unverifiable vaccination history. The case had onset of symptoms on 12 October 2019; the case was confirmed by clinical-epidemiological and laboratory criteria (a sample of pharyngeal pseudomembrane tested positive for Corynebacterium diphtheriae and the diphtheria toxin gene by real-time PCR). No secondary cases related to this case were reported. In Haiti, between epidemiological week (EW) 32 of 2014 and EW 46 of 2019, there were 951 probable cases reported, including 119 deaths; of the total cases, 287 were confirmed (278 laboratory-confirmed and 9 by epidemiological link. En 2019, Colombia, Haití y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela han reportado casos confirmados de difteria. En 2018, estos mismos tres países también notificaron casos confirmados. A continuación, un resumen de la situación epidemiológica reportada por Colombia, Haití y Venezuela. En Colombia, se notificó un caso de difteria confirmado. El caso corresponde a un menor de 4 años, de nacionalidad venezolana, residente del municipio de Cúcuta, en el departamento de Norte de Santander, cuyos antecedentes de vacunación no se pudieron comprobar. El caso inició síntomas el 12 de octubre de 2019 y fue confirmado teniendo en cuenta los criterios clínicoepidemiológicos y de laboratorio (PCR en tiempo real positiva para Corynebacterium diphtheriae con gen de la toxina diftérica positivo a partir pseudomembrana faríngea). No hubo casos secundarios relacionados con este caso. En Haití, entre la semana epidemiológica (SE) 32 de 2014 y la SE 46 de 2019 se notificaron 951 casos probables, incluidas 119 defunciones; de los cuales 287 casos fueron confirmados (278 por laboratorio y 9 por nexo epidemiológico).
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