Venezuela’s Doctors Call For Additional Resources For Diphtheria Vaccines, Antibiotics Amid Outbreak

Reuters: Venezuela doctors sound alarm on reported return of diphtheria
“Venezuelan doctors on Thursday warned of a diphtheria outbreak in the crisis-stricken country, calling on the government to boost availability of scarce vaccines and antibiotics to stem the disease which local media and the opposition report has killed some two dozen people…” (Ulmer, 10/6).

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