Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (18 June 2020)

In 2020, Haiti and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases. The following is a summary of the epidemiological situation reported by Haiti and Venezuela. In Haiti, between epidemiological week (EW) 32 of 2014 and EW 17 of 2020, there were 1,033 suspected diphtheria cases1 reported, including 130 deaths; of the total cases, 345 were confirmed (335 laboratory-confirmed and 10 by epidemiological link).