Indonesia is one of the countries that often become an emergency against diphtheria outbreak.
one of them is the province of Aceh, about 1 year ago who became the victim died from the epidemic of diphtheria reach 35 people include, east aceh district, north aceh and pidie jaya.
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The emergence of diphtheria cases in some areas of Indonesia, according to Prof. Hardi related to the lack of awareness level to provide vaccines. Children who do not get the vaccine do not have enough immunity to be vunerable to infection.
"Some areas of low vaccine coverage and diphtheria cases reappear," he said.
diphtheria vaccine is needed at this time, as an illustration where we have ever occurred difteri outbreak in the sub district baktiya with the victim died 1 person, districts panton pumpkin with 1 person died and district suenuddon 1 person
