Hussain Aneela
Dr. Aneela Hussain, FCPS Medicine, FCPS Infectious Diseases. Consultant, The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Email:
Pak J Med Sci. 2024 Jan;40(2ICON Suppl):S85-S86. doi: 10.12669/pjms.40.2(ICON).8954.
Diphtheria vaccination in the EPI program has controlled much of the childhood infection. Nevertheless, sporadic adult cases of Diphtheria come up every now and then in Pakistan and other South-Asian countries. This is, most likely, due to the lack of booster dosing of Diphtheria vaccine in adulthood. In an effort to suppress the spread of this infection, adult vaccinations need to be mandated.
扩大免疫规划(EPI)中的白喉疫苗接种已控制了大部分儿童感染病例。然而,在巴基斯坦和其他南亚国家,时不时会出现散发性成人白喉病例。这很可能是由于成年人缺乏白喉疫苗加强剂量接种。为抑制这种感染的传播,需要强制进行成人疫苗接种。