diphtheria

Bhubaneswar: A child died of diphtheria at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur taking the death toll due to diphtheria in Odisha to six. As many as four persons including a minor boy suffering from diphtheria were…

Rayagada: The Odisha government has started a special vaccination drive against diphtheria in the Rayagada district following a diphtheria outbreak in the Kashipur area of the district. The disease is reported to have claimed the lives of…

Bhubaneswar: After an initial outbreak in Kashipur, Rayagada district, diphtheria has now spread to neighbouring Koraput and Kalahandi districts in Odisha, causing concern among health officials. A total of 21 cases of the bacterial…