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Diphtheria outbreak: Two dead, 150 hospitalised in NWA

500 children have been vaccinated at hospitals and basic health units

Our Correspondent August 21, 2016

MIRANSHAH: At least two children died and 150 others were hospitalised as diphtheria epidemic spread all over North Waziristan. Dr Rehman Afridi, a surgeon, told The Express Tribune 500 children have been vaccinated at hospitals and basic health units. “We have also sent teams to carry out home-to-home vaccinations,” Afridi said. Various villages have been severely affected by the diseases. “We have reported more than 1,000 cases in Plangzai village,” Afridi added.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 22^nd, 2016.

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