Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (17 November 2020)
Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria (17 de noviembre del 2020)
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In 2020, as of 11 November, 5 countries reported a total of 56 confirmed cases of diphtheria, including 16 deaths in the Region of the Americas: Brazil (2 confirmed cases), the Dominican Republic (3 confirmed cases, including 2 deaths), Haiti (42 confirmed cases, including 11 deaths), Peru (4 confirmed cases, including one death) and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (5 confirmed cases, including 2 deaths). Various factors have contributed to the occurrence of diphtheria outbreaks in the Region of the Americas, including non-compliance with vaccination coverage. Moreover, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected vaccination, among other essential health services, with a decrease in the demand for vaccination services: coverage of the first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine (DPT1) and the third dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine (DPT3); in addition to the postponement of vaccination campaigns. Hasta el 11 de noviembre de 2020, 5 países notificaron un total de 56 casos confirmados de difteria, incluidas 16 defunciones en la Región de las Américas: Brasil (2 casos confirmados), República Dominicana (3 casos confirmados, incluidas 2 defunciones), Haití (42 casos confirmados, incluidas 11 defunciones), Perú (4 confirmados, incluida 1 defunción) y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (5 casos confirmados, incluidas 2 defunciones). Diversos factores han contribuido a la ocurrencia de brotes de difteria en la Región de las Américas, entre ellos el incumplimiento de la cobertura de vacunación. Adicionalmente, el inicio de la pandemia por la COVID-19 ha afectado la vacunación entre otros servicios esenciales de salud, observándose una disminución en la demanda de servicios de vacunación, coberturas de la primera dosis de la vacuna contra la difteria, tétanos y tosferina (DPT1) y de la tercera dosis de la vacuna contra la difteria, tétanos y tosferina (DPT3); además del aplazamiento de las campañas de vacunación.
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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria. 17 November 2020, Washington, D.C.: PAHO/WHO; 2020 Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud. Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria. 17 de noviembre de 2020, Washington, D.C. OPS/OMS. 2020
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