Ongoing toxin-positive diphtheria outbreaks in a federal asylum centre in Switzerland, analysis July to September 2022.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
diphtheria
epidemiology
public health, genomic sequencing
Journal
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
ISSN: 1560-7917
Titre abrégé: Euro Surveill
Pays: Sweden
ID NLM: 100887452
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2022
11 2022
Historique:
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medline:
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Statut:
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Résumé
Two diphtheria outbreaks occurred in a Swiss asylum center from July to October 2022, one is still ongoing. Outbreaks mainly involved minors and included six symptomatic respiratory diphtheria cases requiring antitoxin. Phylogenomic analyses showed evidence of imported and local transmissions of toxigenic strains in respiratory and skin lesion samples. Given the number of cases (n = 20) and the large genetic diversity accumulating in one centre, increased awareness and changes in public health measures are required to prevent and control diphtheria outbreaks.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36330823
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.44.2200811
pmc: PMC9635023
doi:
Substances chimiques
Diphtheria Toxin
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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