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Volume : III, Issue : XI, December - 2013 First Evidence Of Diphtheria Cases In Dhubri District Of Assam, India Jitendra Sharma , Mridul Malakar And Sashi Gupta DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : First evidence of diphtheria cases in Dhubri district of Assam were come into noticed during the year ,
2013. Throat Swab specimens were collected by using sterile applicator stick fr om the suspected patients who
showed standard case definition. Corynebacterium diphtheriae was detected among 30% of the collected samples.
Most nos of cases were reported fr om Dharmasala BPHC. Infant males were more affected. It was found that
sporadic cases of diphtheria were reported over the year in different parts of Dhubri district but rate of diphtheria
cases were high during the month of August -September . Affected peoples were inhabitants of chor area. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Jitendra Sharma , Mridul Malakar And Sashi Gupta, (2013). First Evidence Of Diphtheria Cases In Dhubri District Of Assam, India. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. XI, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3363.pdf References : - Available from: http://www .health.state.ny .us/diseases/communicable/fact_ sheet.htm accessed on 14/11/213
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