Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (22 September 2020)
Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria (22 de septiembre del 2020)
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In 2019, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reported confirmed cases of diphtheria. In 2020, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases of diphtheria. The following is the epidemiological situation for diphtheria for countries where new confirmed cases or an update has been reported since the prior PAHO/WHO Epidemiological Update on Diphtheria published on 18 June 2020. In Brazil, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 30 of 2020, 12 suspected cases of diphtheria were reported, of which 2 were confirmed and 2 remain under investigation. The first confirmed case is a 25-year-old female resident of Timóteo Municipality, Minas Gerais State. The second confirmed case is a 32-year-old female resident of Uruguaiana Municipality, Rio Grande do Sul State. Both cases were confirmed by clinical-epidemiological criteria. [...] En 2019, Brasil, Colombia, Haití, República Dominicana y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela notificaron casos confirmados de difteria. En 2020, Brasil, Haití, República Dominicana y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela han notificados casos confirmados de difteria. A continuación, se presenta la situación epidemiológica de difteria en países que han actualizado los casos confirmados desde la Actualización Epidemiológica de difteria publicada el 18 de junio de 2020. En Brasil, entre la semana epidemiológica (SE) 1 y la SE 30 de 2020, se notificaron 12 casos sospechosos de difteria, de los cuales, 2 fueron confirmados y 2 continúan bajo investigación. El primer caso confirmado se trata de una mujer de 25 años, residente en el municipio de Timóteo del estado de Minas Gerais. El segundo caso confirmado se trata de una mujer de 32 años, residente en el municipio de Uruguaiana del estado de Rio Grande do Sul. Ambos casos fueron confirmados por criterio clínico-epidemiológico. [...]
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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria. 22 September 2020, Washington, D.C.: PAHO/WHO; 2020 Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud. Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria. 22 de septiembre de 2020, Washington, D.C. OPS/OMS. 2020
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