 Diphtheria is a rare disease in the EU/EEA thanks to the safe and effective vaccines (IMAGE)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

 Diphtheria is a rare disease in the EU/EEA thanks to the safe and effective vaccines

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Image of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria, a pathogen causing diphtheria by coloured transmission electron micrograph.

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ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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