Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak in Migrant Populations in Europe

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Andreas Hoefer · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Helena M. B. Seth-Smith · University of Zurich

Féderica Palma · Institut Pasteur

Stefanie Schindler · Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety

Luca Freschi · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Alexandra Dangel

Anja Berger

Joshua C D'Aeth

Abstract

The distribution of each genetic cluster of C. diphtheriae isolates across multiple countries in Europe showed repeated cross-border spread. The large number of C. diphtheriae infections among migrants is a cause for concern, particularly given that antimicrobial-resistance phenotypes threaten the efficacy of first-line treatments. (Funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care, and Prevention and others.).

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Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 392, Issue 23, pp. 2334-2345

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2311981

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<i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> Outbreak in Migrant Populations in Europe

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