An epidemic of diphtheria occurred as recently as one year ago--October 2016--and as close as South America.
In the United States, we are only one airplane trip away from the horrendous disease, diphtheria. Are there holes in our wall of defense?
Diphtheria has occurred in Venezuela, where it has not been seen in 20 years. At the time the disease appeared there, the country had a limited amount of antitoxin, which had expired in 2009.
The link below leads to an in-depth article.
Long-eradicated diphtheria reappears in Venezuela; government blames the CIA
I really want you to see this article, but sometimes the above link isn't working. Let's try again:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/10/21/long-eradicated-diphtheria-reappears-in-venezuela-government-blames-cia.html
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