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Diphtheria infection in North West Canada, 1969, 1970 and 1971

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

C. H. Jellard
C. H. Jellard
Affiliation:
Provincial Laboratory of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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In three years, Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from 1238 people, consisting of 820 North American Indians or Metis, 318 people of Caucasian origin, 97 Eskimos and 3 Asiatic Indians. Diphtheria infection of the throat, nose, ears and skin was common in the North American Indian and Metis people, but rarely caused severe symptoms. The infection occurred less often in white people but was more serious; of 27 cases of toxic respiratory diphtheria, 25 were white people. The public health significance of the endemic infection of the North American Indian and Metis people is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , September 1972 , pp. 503 - 510
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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