DIPHTHERIA is one of the best understood human bacterial diseases and its study has enriched bacteriology with several ideas of prime importance. The isolation of the bacillus by Loeffler (1884 ...

OWING to the prevalence of diphtheria during the last year, a considerable demand has followed for immunising agents for preventive, inoculation, which is now extensively practised with good results.

Chandigarh: Punjab's vaccination coverage for diphtheria remains below the national average, underscoring the need for enhanced immunisation efforts t.

Diphtheria is a highly infectious illness that is very rare in Germany. Effective vaccines have helped keep cases low. Germany's public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, said that in 2023 an ...

A study of the conditions favoring growth and toxin production in differently prepared cultures of a toxicogenic strain of the diphtheria bacillus has indicated that toxin is not accumulated unless ...

But Barnett’s disturbing new symptoms confirmed the doctor’s suspicions. It could only be diphtheria, an ancient and gruesome bacteria which suffocated its victims by infesting their windpipes ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has continued to grapple with the diphtheria outbreak. The NCDC, via its official website, said that a total of 41,336 ...

A century ago, a deadly outbreak gripped the remote town of Nome, Alaska. In the harsh winter of 1925, diphtheria threatened ...

This year is the 100th anniversary of the dog mushing relay that carried the diphtheria serum to Nome during a raging storm.