An Unvaccinated Preschooler From the Ostrava Region Died After Contracting Diphtheria

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An unvaccinated preschooler from the Ostrava region died after contracting diphtheria. Health officials are urging parents to check their children's vaccination status. Diphtheria is rare in the Czech Republic.

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An unvaccinated preschooler from the Ostrava region died on Monday after contracting diphtheria. Moravian-Silesian hygienists are urging parents to check their children's vaccination status. The incidence of diphtheria is still relatively rare in the Czech Republic due to mandatory vaccination, but the number of cases of this infectious disease has been increasing in recent years.

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An unvaccinated preschooler from the Ostrava region died on Monday after contracting diphtheria. Moravian-Silesian hygienists are urging parents to check their children's vaccination status in this regard. Aleš Kotrla, a spokesman for the regional hygienists, announced this today. The incidence of diphtheria is still relatively rare in the Czech Republic due to mandatory vaccination, however, the number of cases of this infectious disease has be…

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A preschooler from the Ostrava region has died of diphtheria, who was not vaccinated against the disease. The disease has also been confirmed in three of his siblings. Health officials are appealing to parents to have their children vaccinated or to check the validity of their vaccinations.