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Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Dispatch

Addressing Reemergence of Diphtheria among Adolescents through Program Integration in India

Kiran Kumar MaramrajComments to Author , M.L. Kavitha Latha, Rukma Reddy, Samir V. Sodha, Suneet Kaur, Tanzin Dikid, Sukrutha Reddy, S.K. Jain, and Sujeet Kumar Singh
Author affiliations: National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi, India (K.K. Maramraj, S. Kaur, T. Dikid, S.K. Jain, S.K. Singh); Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases, Hyderabad, India (M.L.K. Latha); State Health Department, Telangana, India (R. Reddy, S. Reddy); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S.V. Sodha)

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Distribution of DTP3 immunization coverage during 1998–2016 and hypothetical distribution of 2017 cases according to birth cohorts in Telangana, India. Data sources for DTP-3 coverage are National Family Health Surveys (NFHS; 5) and District Level Household & Facility Surveys (DLHS; 6), conducted by the government of India. Data source for coverage in 1998 was NFHS-2, in 2005 was NFHS-3, and in 2015 was NFHS-4. Data source for coverage in 2002 was DLHS-2, in 2007 was DLHS-3, and in 2012 was DLHS-4. DTP3, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis.

Figure 2. Distribution of DTP3 immunization coverage during 1998–2016 and hypothetical distribution of 2017 cases according to birth cohorts in Telangana, India. Data sources for DTP-3 coverage are National Family Health Surveys (NFHS; 5) and District Level Household & Facility Surveys (DLHS; 6), conducted by the government of India. Data source for coverage in 1998 was NFHS-2, in 2005 was NFHS-3, and in 2015 was NFHS-4. Data source for coverage in 2002 was DLHS-2, in 2007 was DLHS-3, and in 2012 was DLHS-4. DTP3, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis.

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