Seroprevalence of anti-diphtheria toxoid antibody and implications for vaccination policy in Vietnam’s South-central coast: a cross-sectional study
Hoang Thieu Le,
Thai Hung Do,
The Anh Dao
et al.
Abstract:Background
Diphtheria is a re-emerging infectious disease and public health concern worldwide and in Vietnam with increasing cases in recent years. This study aimed to assess the anti-diphtheria toxoid antibodies status in Khanh Hoa Province and identify factors contributing to the vaccination policy in the south-central coast of Vietnam.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study to evaluate the seroprevalence of anti-diphtheria toxoid antibodies am… Show more
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