Khuri-Bulos N, Hamzah Y, Sammerrai S M, Shehabi A, Hamed R, Arnaout M A, Turk J, Qubain H
Bull World Health Organ. 1988;66(1):65-8.
Outbreaks of diphtheria used to occur regularly in Jordan, the last such outbreak being in 1977-78. Since that time, a massive immunization programme targeted at pre-school-age children has been markedly successful. Hence, when an outbreak of diphtheria occurred in 1982-83, it was unexpected. Of the 35 patients who were treated at the Jordan University Hospital, two died and the remaining 33 recovered uneventfully. Contrary to our findings in previous diphtheria epidemics in Jordan, this outbreak largely involved adolescents and young adults.
过去，白喉疫情在约旦经常爆发，上一次此类疫情发生在1977 - 1978年。自那时起，一项针对学龄前儿童的大规模免疫计划取得了显著成功。因此，1982 - 1983年白喉疫情爆发时，令人始料未及。在约旦大学医院接受治疗的35名患者中，2人死亡，其余33人顺利康复。与我们此前在约旦白喉疫情中的发现相反，此次疫情主要涉及青少年和年轻人。
