DIPHTHERIA is one of the best understood human bacterial diseases and its study has enriched bacteriology with several ideas of prime importance. The isolation of the bacillus by Loeffler (1884 ...

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In 1894, while Park was away on vacation, Williams successfully isolated a strain of the diphtheria bacillus with unusually high and consistent toxigenicity. Her isolation of the strain, subsequently ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that the country continues to grapple with a diphtheria outbreak. NCDC, via its official website, reported that a total of ...

JOHANNNESBURG - Seven cases of diphtheria have been confirmed at the ... Department says a total of 44 prisoners are currently in isolation. Contact-tracing has begun, with individuals who may ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the country continues to grapple with a diphtheria outbreak. NCDC, via its official website on Saturday, reported that a total ...

In December, an elderly woman died after catching diphtheria in Riemvasmaak informal ... response includes the swabbing of close contacts, isolation of at-risk contacts, provision of prophylaxis ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has continued to grapple with the diphtheria outbreak. The NCDC, via its official website, said that a total of 41,336 ...