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Case reports, personal testimonies, newspaper and journal articles about people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases
Age Title Summary Published Format*
63 "Pennsylvania man's death from diphtheria underscores the importance of vaccination for international travelers" Report #63: An unvaccinated man dies from respiratory diphtheria a few weeks after returning from a trip to Haiti, where the disease is endemic.
 
1/8/04 HTML
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2 yrs. "A death from diphtheria" Report #26: A public health nurse discusses the death of her young cousin from diphtheria in 1961, and the subsequent serious illness she and family members experience.
 
3/15/00 HTML
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