巴基斯坦"喉裂"病例不断增加:简短的交流

Safi Ur Rehman Daim1, Muhammad Fawad Ashraf1, Rana Uzair Ahmad1

  • 1Mayo Hospital, Anarkali, Lahore, 54000, Punjab, Pakistan.

概括

巴基斯坦的白喉病例在2023年升了50%,特别影响了10岁以下的儿童. 紧急的公共卫生干预,包括增加疫苗接种,对于控制这种危险的疾病爆发至关重要.

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