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Europe suffers its largest diphtheria outbreak in 70 years

The largest diphtheria outbreak to strike Western Europe in 70 years has been affecting vulnerable people such as migrants and the homeless since 2022, new research said Wednesday.

Jun 5, 2025

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Recent diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe traced to migration routes, not countries of origin

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the largest diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe for 70 years, which broke out in 2022 among migrants and in 2023 spread to other vulnerable populations ...

Jun 4, 2025

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