Kwantes W
J Hyg (Lond). 1984 Dec;93(3):433-7. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400065025.
A letter of inquiry was sent to 21 countries in Europe to ascertain their experience of diphtheria during the last 20 years. An analysis of the 15 replies showed that all relied on childhood vaccination and that this had reduced the annual incidence of the disease to a very low level. There was mention of three epidemics during the last ten years, and three countries identified several cases of skin diphtheria, mostly in patients who had contracted infection abroad.
已向欧洲21个国家发出询问函，以了解它们在过去20年中对白喉的防治经验。对15份回复的分析表明，所有国家都依赖儿童疫苗接种，并且这已将该疾病的年发病率降至非常低的水平。提到过去十年中有三次疫情，三个国家发现了几例皮肤白喉病例，大多数患者是在国外感染的。
