Diphtheria in Mayotte, 2007–2015

Emmanuel Belchior (1) , Sabine Henry (2) , Edgar Badell (3) , Louis Collet (4) , Thierry Benoit-Cattin (4) , Anne-Marie de Montera (4) , Nicole Guiso (3) , Olivier Patey (5) , Daniel Levy-Bruhl (6) , Laurent Filleul (6) , Francois Chieze (2) , Sophie Olivier (4)

1 INVS - Institut de Veille Sanitaire
2 Agence Régionale de Santé Océan Indien
3 IP - Institut Pasteur [Paris]
4 Centre Hospitalier de Mayotte
5 CHIV - Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
6 Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France]

Epidemiology of diphtheria in the southwestern Indian Ocean is poorly documented. We analyzed 14 cases of infection with toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae reported during 2007–2015 in Mayotte, a French department located in this region. Local control of diphtheria is needed to minimize the risk for importation of the bacterium into disease-free areas.

Domaines: Maladies infectieuses; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Emmanuel Belchior, Sabine Henry, Edgar Badell, Louis Collet, Thierry Benoit-Cattin, et al.. Diphtheria in Mayotte, 2007–2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, 23 (7), pp.1218-1220. ⟨10.3201/eid2307.170262⟩. ⟨hal-03273928⟩