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Source: http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/201...e-premier-cas-de-diphterie-depuis-28-ans.html
Google translation from French:
Spain: first case of diphtheria for 28 years
Published on 06/06/2015 at 14:56, updated on 06/06/2015 at 15:07
It was thought that this infectious disease had been eradicated, but it was wrong. The first case of diphtheria since 1986 was detected in Spain, reports the Times. This is a boy of six, living in Olot (Catalonia), who was hospitalized in intensive care Wednesday, June 3 Health authorities have said that parents had deliberately chosen not to vaccinate their children, despite the existing devices that require this free vaccination...
...The boy was picked up at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, after doctors have confirmed that he is suffering from diphtheria, respiratory infectious disease. He is currently treated with anti-toxic drug, a product difficult to find because of the disappearance of this disease on the continent: the Spanish Minister of Health had to ask for help from the World Health Organization (WHO) before the proper drug is finally sent by Russia.
About 150 people, family members or could approach the child in his school were alerted to undergo emergency medical examinations...
Google translation from French:
Spain: first case of diphtheria for 28 years
Published on 06/06/2015 at 14:56, updated on 06/06/2015 at 15:07
It was thought that this infectious disease had been eradicated, but it was wrong. The first case of diphtheria since 1986 was detected in Spain, reports the Times. This is a boy of six, living in Olot (Catalonia), who was hospitalized in intensive care Wednesday, June 3 Health authorities have said that parents had deliberately chosen not to vaccinate their children, despite the existing devices that require this free vaccination...
...The boy was picked up at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, after doctors have confirmed that he is suffering from diphtheria, respiratory infectious disease. He is currently treated with anti-toxic drug, a product difficult to find because of the disappearance of this disease on the continent: the Spanish Minister of Health had to ask for help from the World Health Organization (WHO) before the proper drug is finally sent by Russia.
About 150 people, family members or could approach the child in his school were alerted to undergo emergency medical examinations...