Since September 14, a diphtheria outbreak in remote villages of Rajasthan's Deeg district has claimed the lives of six children under the age of ten. Among the victims, two children had been vaccinated, three had not received diphtheria vaccination, and the vaccination status of the remaining child is still unknown. According to Rajasthan health officials, diphtheria had nearly disappeared in the state due to a high rate of immunization, and such a significant number of fatalities from the disease had not been reported in recent years. In a similar incident, a three-year-old girl from Ferozepur, Punjab, succumbed to diphtheria.
She fell ill on October 6 and was initially treated by a rural medical practitioner. When her condition failed to improve, she was transferred to a private hospital and later to a medical college, where she passed away during treatment. In response to her death,…
