Russia’s Latest Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Vladivostok
<i> Associated Press</i>
MOSCOW —
Fifteen people have been killed by diphtheria in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, the latest Russian city hit by the epidemic.
Physicians in Vladivostok blamed the outbreak on unsanitary conditions and the migration of people to and from the region, the ITAR-Tass news agency said Friday. So far, 700 cases have been reported.
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