Re-emergence of Diphtheria in Guinea: An Outbreak Analysis of Vaccination and Disease Control Perspectives
This study emphasized that diphtheria remains a major and potentially fatal disease, despite vaccination and early symptom recognition. The identification of characteristic signs-particularly a whitish throat membrane and dyspnea-is important for reducing disease severity and mortality.
Authors
- Djiba Kaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8082-2490)
- Haby Diallo
- Oleg Mediannikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-2008)
- Abdoulaye Touré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2269-6611)
- Mohamed Cissé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-8745)
- Salifou Talassone Bangoura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-4777)
- Alpha Kabinet Kéita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4377-341X)
- Thibaut Armel Chérif Gnimadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5129-2873)
- Kadio Jean Jacques Olivier Kadio
- Florence Fenollar
- Alpha Kabiné Keita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9206-9995)
- Joel Koivogui
- Abdoul Karim Soumah
- Abass Kande
Institutions
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BA)
- Inserm (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Méditerranée Infection Foundation (FR)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry (GN)
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (BF)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf527
- Primary Topic
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche